Topic : 12/25 Parent Trap

I found your program most intriguing and a little disturbing.

First of all, I'd like to say a big "SHAME ON THAT SECOND WIFE OF ENRIQUE'S!!"  She is, for all intents and purposes, an outsider in this!  She should have minded her own business!!  The way I see it, she purposely set about course of action intended to accomplish nothing but cause anguish for his former family.  I don't care how she tries to justify it to herself or anyone else!  If she had an opinion she should have kept it to herself.  But yet, that Enrique stood by her and walked away from HIS CHILD!!

If we were dealing with the matter of the child Selena, in a Pennsylvania court, there would have never been a court hearing let alone a television program to talk about it.  In our state, a child born OF A MARRIAGE is presumed to be a child of that marriage regardless of who the biological parent is and that is the way it should be.  The law was designed to make sure the BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD is protected.  Grown adults tend to forget that they have an obligation to PROTECT and to do whatever is in the best interest of the CHILDREN, not themselves, not their new spouse, etc.  The Court needs to safe-guard the sanctity of the family and the best interest of the children at all costs.

As for the guy who paid child support for 11 years to the child of his "ex-girlfriend", I'd like to ask him what kind of idiot would just blindly agree to pay support for a child of an "ex" who suddenly appears back in his life to tell him she is pregnant and the child is his?  Where did he leave his brains when he went to support court?  Why didn't he DEMAND a paternity test?  Every man has a right to request paternity testing, he didn't.  That's his problem!! Now he expects everyone to feel sorry for him!  Well, I don't.  The only person I feel sorry for is that child!

I do not in any way condone a women tricking a man into believing a child is his when it isn't.  Nor do I feel it fair for a man to pay child support for a child not his, or being heartbroken when, and if, he finds out.  However, men have protection.  There are condoms and other contraceptives, for instance, to ensure this doesn't happen.  Contrary to what may be popular belief, I believe our courts are fair with fathers and give them every protection under law and every opportunity to safeguard their own interests.  

My heart goes out to poor Selena and her sister.  God bless them both.  They didn't ask for this and this should not have happened at  ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES.

I found your program most intriguing and a little disturbing.

First of all, I'd like to say a big "SHAME ON THAT SECOND WIFE OF ENRIQUE'S!!"  She is, for all intents and purposes, an outsider in this!  She should have minded her own business!!  The way I see it, she purposely set about course of action intended to accomplish nothing but cause anguish for his former family.  I don't care how she tries to justify it to herself or anyone else!  If she had an opinion she should have kept it to herself.  But yet, that Enrique stood by her and walked away from HIS CHILD!!

If we were dealing with the matter of the child Selena, in a Pennsylvania court, there would have never been a court hearing let alone a television program to talk about it.  In our state, a child born OF A MARRIAGE is presumed to be a child of that marriage regardless of who the biological parent is and that is the way it should be.  The law was designed to make sure the BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD is protected.  Grown adults tend to forget that they have an obligation to PROTECT and to do whatever is in the best interest of the CHILDREN, not themselves, not their new spouse, etc.  The Court needs to safe-guard the sanctity of the family and the best interest of the children at all costs.

As for the guy who paid child support for 11 years to the child of his "ex-girlfriend", I'd like to ask him what kind of idiot would just blindly agree to pay support for a child of an "ex" who suddenly appears back in his life to tell him she is pregnant and the child is his?  Where did he leave his brains when he went to support court?  Why didn't he DEMAND a paternity test?  Every man has a right to request paternity testing, he didn't.  That's his problem!! Now he expects everyone to feel sorry for him!  Well, I don't.  The only person I feel sorry for is that child!

I do not in any way condone a women tricking a man into believing a child is his when it isn't.  Nor do I feel it fair for a man to pay child support for a child not his, or being heartbroken when, and if, he finds out.  However, men have protection.  There are condoms and other contraceptives, for instance, to ensure this doesn't happen.  Contrary to what may be popular belief, I believe our courts are fair with fathers and give them every protection under law and every opportunity to safeguard their own interests.  

My heart goes out to poor Selena and her sister.  God bless them both.  They didn't ask for this and this should not have happened at  ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES.

While my husband and I were watching the show, I almost came unglued! Who do these mothers think they are extorting money from men while knowing what they are doing is flat out deceit? And should be illegal! This offense should be punishable in the local, state and/or federal court systems. I applaud Mr. Carnell Smith for his work at helping deceived men to take action. I feel for the children in these situations...I pray for their emotional healing. The children involved are learning first hand about dishonesty from their own mothers. SHAMEFUL.