[GovernmentShrinker]

If either parent is approving of this 4th grader going on national television to denounce her father, that parent is sick and unconcerned with the child's best interests. Since a national TV network would obviously not be interviewing a child of this age without parental approval, and since the agenda behind the interview is consistent with the mother's religious beliefs, I can only conclude that this poor child is being used as a pawn by BOTH her parents -- the father who made her the center of a divisive lawsuit when she's obviously not old enough to have a genuine desire of her own to pursue it, and the mother who hauls her onto national TV to denounce her father.

[homeschool mama]

**If either parent is approving of this 4th grader going on national television to denounce her father, that parent is sick and unconcerned with the child's best interests. Since a national TV network would obviously not be interviewing a child of this age without parental approval, and since the agenda behind the interview is consistent with the mother's religious beliefs, I can only conclude that this poor child is being used as a pawn by BOTH her parents -- the father who made her the center of a divisive lawsuit when she's obviously not old enough to have a genuine desire of her own to pursue it, and the mother who hauls her onto national TV to denounce her father. **

Perhaps you'd like to see for yourself. I understand the mother and quite possibly my pastor, will be on The Today Show, Tuesday morning.

[CARepubGal]

Both parents are raving idiots IMHO. Dad for using the child as an excuse to file a frivolous lawsuit and Mom for using the kid as a battering ram in their (pretty darn obviously to me) pending Divorce. I knew hippies that had the good sense to keep the kids out of Mom & Dad's big ugly divorce type issues. The parents were friends by the time the kids hit Jr High. Even if Dad is a knuckle head, was it too much to ask for Mom to step in as an adult? I really don't understand fundies. Sorry guys.

[rwfromkansas]

When is the interview on NBC?

[FourtySeven]

If either parent is approving of this 4th grader going on national television to denounce her father, that parent is sick and unconcerned with the child's best interests. Since a national TV network would obviously not be interviewing a child of this age without parental approval, and since the agenda behind the interview is consistent with the mother's religious beliefs, I can only conclude that this poor child is being used as a pawn by BOTH her parents -- the father who made her the center of a divisive lawsuit when she's obviously not old enough to have a genuine desire of her own to pursue it, and the mother who hauls her onto national TV to denounce her father.

You're right. For some reason, I thought this daughter was older than that; at least that was the impression I got from the original post that started this thread. That's why I said what I said; you're right though, it's sick to use a 4th grader as some kind of pawn in this battle.