When the Law Fails Our Children: A Father’s Plea for Joint Custody Reform in Oregon

3,300 wordsRead time @ 250 words/minute: 14 minutes Executive Summary / TL;DR: This essay highlights the deep flaws in Oregon’s custody laws, particularly the prohibition on judges ordering joint custody unless both parents agree. Through personal experiences, I illustrate how this law has exacerbated conflicts, created instability for our son, and allowed my former wife … Read more

A Letter to My Unborn Daughters

Hello! — If you’re new to my blog… how about reading What “Inclusion” Means to Me first? 2022 Addendum #1 — Written in 2017 when my wife was pregnant, this essay has recieved some disproportionate traffic lately. Although I disagree with a few sentences here and there, and I’m delighted to see more visible female … Read more