Topic : 12/25 Parent Trap

I could not help but hurt for this little girl and wonder where was the love she so deserves. It would have been nice for the father to tell her, "even though your not my biological daughter, in my heart you will always be my daughter and even though I dont agree with paying your mother child support, if you ever need anything you can come to me". Now about the mother...how about saying, "hey your not her biological father so I wont hold you responsible for child support, but for the sake of our daughter just be there for her and love her. I just think money is the issue here instead of the girls well being.  The love these parents could show her would go a lot further then money can ever buy.

I am the life-long step-mother of a thirty year-old daughter. Now I am the Grandmother to two of my daughter's children. Who are you people who can just drop your love for a child you raised? You are missing out on a treasrue that some people would die for. You have a child's love (Selena's) and you throw it away for a selfish witch of a step-mother who needs to keep all of the money to herself.

You are right, the mother Maria is criminal in her behavior, but you loved that child and that child loved you. And YOU Enrique, were not even her real Father. Imagine that! She loved you anyway! Without even carrying your blood she LOVED YOU! You are a weak and spineless Man who will let a new young wife ruin your family. I am sorry that you feel you got screwed. you did, financially. But what is that compared to what you had?

I am the happiest MOM and Grandma in the world and believe me I have paid financially, gladly! My daughter's own father disowned her because his present wife witch cannot bear to have "competition" for her love. Enrique grow up! what price does your love carry? Too much for either of your daughter's I imagine. Watch out because Mia will make sure that do lose the other daughter too. And really, why should Maricela ever trust you either?

After watching the episode on "parent trap" I can understand both sides. I don't think that Enrique should have to pay child support. He shouldn't have cut his daughter out of his life, but he shouldn't have to pay for his wifes mistake. She should take some responsibility for once in her daughters life and find the biological father. It should not be Enriques responsibility nor burden to finance what she and her "friend" should be taking care of.

Dr. Phil made the statement that Enrique was the victim yet he was the main focus of the show.  His ex-wife was reprimanded, but that lasted a minute maybe while Enrique's mistakes were stated over and over again.  Then Gloria Allred the "high-profile feminist attorney," had the nerve to defend this woman's actions and again go after Enrique. It is very admirable that Gloria Allred does defend the right's of women, but please don't disgrace us by defending the actions of a woman who not only cheats on her husband, but allows him to raise the child without ever offering up the truth to him.  Then comes on the show and wants him to continue to pay for her mistake.  If it's about the child and not about money, shouldn't she be asking him to have a relationship with Selena rather than giving money. 

So if my husband has a daughter and I as her stepmother help support her, but unfortunately our relationship ends, do I then pay child support to him because I helped raise her for a number of years.  No, I don't think so.  We as women demand to be treated equally as men; then why is it when it comes to these kind of situations we put men on an uneven playing field? 

On this day, I am ashamed to be a woman!