I have a very good friend who’s FOB (father of baby) is like this guy. She fell for the lines and smooth talk… And he was super attentive and said all the right things. He was there for her during the pregnancy… but was a no-show, literally, when it came time to come home from the hospital.
FWIW – she’s not a push-over, tramp, or someone who slept around. In the 20 years I’ve known this friend, she’s never had a boyfriend. And this was her one “serious” relationship. She’s a good, church going, woman. Not a tramp. The guy’s lines were very smooth.
Periodically, he’d pop back into her life – she’d allows her daughter to see him, but never fell for his charm again. Her daughter learned at a tender age that the dad promised wonderful things – but didn’t deliver.
The best of my knowledge – this guy (friends baby-daddy) had 16 kids with 5 women. My friend was the only one smart enough to recognize what he was and not fall for it a second/third/or more time. The guy in the article is similar (although a grander scale) – 14 moms, 22 kids.
My friend did everything legal to try and get child support : had his wages garnished, his tax refund diverted, etc. But he’d quit his job as soon as he started getting garnished… So she collected only a few thousand in child support over the 18 years he owed. Plus she was competing for his limited income with 4 other moms. So mostly she worked hard, built a good network of friends around her to help her with the tough road of being a single mom. (I’m proud to have been part of the network.) She and her daughter are amazing people… despite the idiot FOB.
Her daughter is now a senior at Temple University…
