In an interview with “Elle” magazine, the President of the Republic suggests opening a “debate” on the establishment of a possible “visiting duty” for fathers in single-parent families, mainly the responsibility of women.
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“Bringing up the father’s problem relieves mothers of guilt and sets the record straight”greeted Tuesday May 7 to franceinfo Patricia Augustin, general secretary of the Trade Union Federation of Single Parent Families (FSFM), after Emmanuel Macron’s remarks in the magazine She on a “duty to visit” fathers in single-parent families.
“This speech by the president must be put in context with all the stigmatizations that we have heard recentlyinitially reacts Patricia Augustin. During the riots, we still heard that it was the fault of the mothers who left their 10-year-old children outside while we were told that single-parent families overinvest in their children.” However, the general secretary of the FSFM welcomes the president’s words.
“It’s too easy, indeed, to have children and then turn your back on them and play dead. We can’t put all the responsibility on the mother.”
Patricia Augustin, general secretary of the Union Federation of Single-Parent Families (FSFM)at franceinfo
“The presence of both parents limits the risks and has a significant impact on the childshe continues, but we must see what the contours of this visiting duty are. Forcing a father to visit his child, if it is not of his own free will, risks putting the father himself and his child in difficulty.”
