What gives you the right?

So, I want to know what you think gives you the right to be a parent? What makes you a father/mother or simply a biological component in a child's DNA makeup?
Last week I was notified that my ex-husbund and father of my daughter was fighting against Idaho Child Support Service's summons to modify his child support. Really? How can he disagree that he is making 3 times as much as what he was, and still pays next to nothing to support her? I try to understand how he is too busy for her, can abandon her by changing his name so that she has no family identity, how he can go for weeks without contacting her, and how in the world he is able to look himself in the mirror knowing that she love him and he neglects her constantly. But it is no use for me to wonder these things because I can not fathom going 24 hours without some kind of contact with her, or her going without a single thing that she needs or may want. I just cant begin to comprehend.

What is it that gives us the right to be a parent to a child?

OMG Long Time no see!

So as it has been well over 6 months since my last post I thought that I would update my blog. There is so much going on lately that it seems that I have no way to keep everyone informed that is important in my life. Well WHERE TO BEGIN? There is really no way to catch everybody up so I am just going to staryt with what is new and exciting around here.
On July 30th- August 1st the Benson Clan is headed camping for our Family Reunion. I am so excited cuz we are going to Buffalo Campground in Island Park. We went there alot as kids and it has played a cherished role in the memories that we made as a family. It will be so good to have the whole family together again. Its been almost two years...
Save the date: August 7, 2010 Bralee will be baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by her uncle and my brother Taylor. We are so pleased with her descision to be baptized and realizing that this is a huge step in her eternal progression, she is going to be taking the discussions to make sure she understands just what baptism is and means. Family and friends are welcome to attend both the baptism and the confirmation the following day. For more information just give me a call.