Reader Beware....Mr. Burbank is prone to embellishment.
I am the mother of the child that Mr. Burbank is speaking of and not only do I, like many others who have commented, disagree with Mr. Burbank's position and opinions I would like to set the record straight with regards to his self-report of his involvement level and touted position as a "TEENAGE FATHER". First, Mr. Burbank and I have known each other since the 7th grade and I did not get pregnant after junior prom. He states himself we were not romantically involved - so how in the world would we have suddenly "co-parented" to raise a child. Mr. Burbank was half way through his senior year in high school when our daughter was born and after high school he continued onto college. I am confused as to when it was exactly he claims he was a "father" to our daughter in those early years...he didn't live near her and was barely present in her young developmental years. He only saw her 2 times the first week after she was born and then not again until she was 16 months old!
He tells the truth when he admits that his parents did not financially assist us; but such is not true of my own parents who provided much more then "moral support". They provided me and our daughter with a place to live, clothing, food, medical care and other substantial and much needed financial assistance, "much needed" because Mr. Burbank refused to pay a dime of child support for the first 7 years of our daughter's life.
Because I felt it was important that our daughter have a relationship with her father she has always had access to him, despite the fact that he was often off flittering around the country chasing one career endeavor or another. One glance at Mr. Burbank's resume would advise anyone that it was impossible for him to have been involved on any meaningful or consistent level in our daughter's life as he, for most of her life, did not live in the area.
When our daughter was 7, I married and it is our daughter's step-father that deserves the praise. He is the one that has provided for her day to day needs, help to educate her in a private school, and got Mr. Burbank on the phone and demanded that he start contributing towards our daughter's financial needs. Even then, Mr. Burbank lied to us about his income convincing us to believe that he was barely squeaking by in life and that he could only pay a pittance in support. I recently learned that Mr. Burbank has earned well into the 6 digits for several years. His support should have been 3 to 4 times what he offered to pay. He has not paid medical expenses, daycare or extracurricular activity expenses incurred through out our daughter's life. This matter is currently being taken up in Court.
The only truth in Mr. Burbank's commentary is that our daughter is AMAZING. She is headed to college...the cost of which is also a matter currently before the Court as Mr. Burbank does not believe he should be responsible for paying that expense either.
The truth of the matter is that Mr. Burbank lives in fantasy land, filled with delusions of self-importance. This commentary is laughable. He has no experience as a teenage "father". He was a ***** teenage boy and I was an impressionable teenage girl looking for his attention. He took advantage of me...and left. Mr. Burbank is a weekend Disneyland Dad whom I have had to continually struggle with to help financially support his daughter. He should be ashamed of himself.
