Dads Have Rights Too

Dads Have Rights Too Founded in Late 2009. We help father's understand the importance of being in their child's life, and educate young father's through community outreach.

This organization was created, in hopes to shed light on our failing family court system. Too many times, fathers lose their rights to their children, all because the courts side with mothers typically, placing the burden of proof on the fathers... it is the fathers who then must prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they deserve time with their children. It is our belief, that a child deserves b

oth parents, not a visitor! The courts say that they choose what is "in the best interest of the child" however studies have shown that having both parents involved, greatly increases the probability of that child not facing future issues. It is time for fathers to unite... this group is open to both men and women willing to support the cause. (As of 3/15/15 we are nearly 50/50 men vs women)
In 2012 DHRT lobbied for a local (North Carolina) senate bill, attempting to place on the law books a "Presumed Shared Parenting Bill" for the first time. In April 2013 that bill was sent back to committee, the primary opposition came from some women's groups stating that "...a presumed shared parenting bill would greatly increase the probability of domestic violence, in that the two parties would be required to come in contact more often with the other parent..." Now, in 2015, it is our hope and dream that we could lobby to find the perfect wording for the bill and to resubmit this bill. This bill would not just open the doors for fathers here in our home state...but it would set a precedence for other states to follow suit. We have a local presence, as well as our virtual support network spanning from the west coast of the United States to Australia and anywhere in between. We are a proud Christian based non-profit.

05/24/2025

Are you familiar with the “Let Them” theory?

I’ll tell you the more I grow the more I am okay with accepting the “Let Them” in my own life and relationships. Even family can mistreat and disrespect you.

This is something that took me a very long time to learn. I used to tolerate a lot because I didn't want to lose people. I learned the hard way if they were really my people they would never treat me like that. Don't make the mistake of being so understanding and forgiving that you overlook the fact that you're being repeatedly disrespected.

Let them be upset.
Let them judge you.
Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you,
Let them ignore you.
Let them be "right."
Let them doubt you.
Let them not like you.
Let them not speak to you.
Let them run your name in the ground.
Let them make you out to be the villain.
Whatever it is that people want to say about you, let them!
Kindly step aside and LET THEM.

The hard truth is they know how much they are hurting you. They just simply don't care. They did it knowing it could cause them to lose you. They did it anyway. People that love you care about how they make you feel.
The end.
Let them go.

There will be people that would rather lose you than be honest about what they've done to you. Let them go.

The lack of respect was the closure. The lack of apology was the closure. The lack of care was the closure. The lack of acountability was the closure. The lack of honestly was the closure. Let them go.

Make the decision to no longer sit at tables where you might be the topic when you get up. Let them go.

You can still be kind. You can even still love them deeply. But do it from the distance they created in their words and actions. Access to you is a privilege they have proven they can’t be trusted with. Let them go.

You don’t need to tell your side of the story. God already knows. Let God fight the battle for you. Let them go.

It’s taken me a long time to get here. Sleepless nights, countless tears, managing a range of emotions filled with anger, disappointment, confusion and deep hurt. Lots of self reflection, self preservation, deep prayer and seeking wisdom from those much wiser than me.

If you are struggling with this please know you are not alone. We will never understand why hurt people hurt people. But we can do the hard work to grow ourselves. Because healed people do in fact heal people.

Don’t you dare let them steal your joy.
Don’t you dare let them steal your light.
Don’t you dare let them steal your peace.
You are in control of that.

Hold tight to what you can control and release your grip on what you can’t control.

Let them go.

I hope you win the war, you tell no one about....
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I hope you win the war, you don't tell anyone you're fighting.
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I hope you win the war, you don't tell anyone you're fighting.

08/20/2023
12/25/2022

To my friend who would rather not do Christmas this holiday season,

I want you to know I see you.

I may not know what it’s like to walk in your shoes. I can’t understand the grief you are feeling right now. But my heart hurts for you.

Are the lights, the sounds, and the smells all painful reminders of what is missing? Do they take you to place in your mind where you wish you could go? Instead of seeing what is before you, do you see what is no longer?

To my friend who has lost her spouse. To my friend whose marriage is crumbling. To my friend who is now divorced. To my friend whose children are all grown and gone from home. To my friend who is spending this Christmas in the hospital, at the bedside of a loved one. To my friend who has lost their mother. Their father. Their sister. Their brother. Their child.

I am sorry for the pain you are feeling this holiday season.

I know I cannot take that pain away, but I would at least like to acknowledge it.

I believe it’s okay if you don’t feel like doing Christmas this year.

It’s okay if instead of wanting to drive around and look at lights or bake cookies or attend a Christmas party – you would rather be alone.

It’s okay if unwrapping an ornament brings you to your knees and fills your eyes with tears. It’s okay if it all feels like too much.

It’s okay if you are ready for it all to be over.

It’s okay if you are merely going through the motions.

Maybe you have children and you want to give them the feeling and joy of Christmas, but at the end of the day after they are tucked in bed – you look around and are overwhelmed with grief. You are left to cry. Wondering when the feeling of “normal” will return.

I would imagine it probably comes and goes like tidal waves. Rushing in and out and back again. Moments of joy and then moments of sadness.

I have not walked in your shoes, but I hope you know it’s okay to have both.

Feeling joyful isn’t a betrayal of what you have lost. And feeling sadness, I believe, is at times inevitable.

I see you, my friend.

I am sorry for your loss. I am sorry for what you have gone through.

You may feel alone, but you are not alone.

Friends, family, neighbors – we want to be there for you. We want you to know we love you. We want you to know we care.

While this is the best time of the year for some, for others – it is hard. Very. Very. Hard.

To my friend who would rather not do Christmas this holiday season, I know this is hard for you.

I want you to know I see you.

I know I can’t take away your pain. I know I can’t make it better.

But I at least want you to know I am sorry.

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