Been on here for a while but never commented before. The thing that has frustrated me more recently is that everything in their life is celebrated as an event. I don't have children but I imagine that getting the birth registered is just a task that needs doing, and I wouldn't be getting my husband and mum to come with me. When my husband does on the odd occasional work from home he's working all day and doesn't have time to leave his little office. I suppose if you have loads of help and more time to yourself that's why everything seems amazing to her but it just feels unrealistic to have this way of thinking. Maybe it's just my upbringing that was very different makes me think this way.
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There is actually a thing around non married couples and registering a birth (doesn’t apply to Grabby) but...if the father of an unmarried couple isn’t at the registry and doesn’t provide a declaration then he can’t be named on the certificate.
There was a deal made about it in the press five or so years back because it emerged that one of the Labour MPs (maybe Ed Milliband I cant remember) wasn’t named on his sons birth certificate.
The reason it is an issue is because under UK law in order for unmarried Dads to have “parental responsibility” for a child they have to be named on the birth certificate. Basically if you aren’t named you don’t have custody rights, don’t technically have to pay child support etc.
Anyway back to the topic in hand sorry for the divert.
