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Is liam Payne co parenting?

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Upordown · 26/10/2019 23:17

Happy to be flamed but when you are wealthy, yet admit you don't see your baby/young child for weeks, you are not co parenting? Everyone has their own priorities and ambitions, but at least one parent needs to prioritise ambitions around their child? I'm not saying it's always the mum, but don't you are not parenting if you see your child once a month or so...

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SleepingStandingUp · 27/10/2019 10:00

What about forces men and women who go off for months on end and can’t even speak to their children
The difference is they're unlikely to have millions in their bank to facilitate the access they want and they aren't debating fu with the 19 Yr old gf over seeing their kid.

Venger · 27/10/2019 10:02

I’m amazed that she hasn’t been pictured out and about with him even once - it’s quite a feat!

I may be wrong but I'm fairly certain she has an inkuction out against the press and they aren't allowed within a certain distance of her home or to photograph her when she has Bear with her.

SleepingStandingUp · 27/10/2019 10:03

The kids loved, cherished and will want for nothing except a dad?

Potnoodledoo · 27/10/2019 10:03

The record company pulls the strings.Liam wouldnt have much clout about tours and interviews.He could be so easily dropped.Hes not a major star.

I still think hes going to regret it so much when Bear is older and doesnt want anything to do with him.

Bubblesintheair · 27/10/2019 10:03

My ex got me pregnant when he was 26 and I was 31. Walked away with the excuse that he was too young. There is no 'too young' by that age There is only too twatish!

Dongdingdong · 27/10/2019 10:06

I may be wrong but I'm fairly certain she has an inkuction out against the press and they aren't allowed within a certain distance of her home or to photograph her when she has Bear with her.

Interesting - if it’s possible to enforce something like that, I wonder why more celebrities who worry about privacy don’t do it?

Sagradafamiliar · 27/10/2019 10:08

Sure you do, pukka.

Thescrewinthetuna · 27/10/2019 10:11

I found it quite sad when, about 2 days after Liam’s interview had been printed with him saying he hadn’t seen Bear in weeks due to ‘work’, Liam was photographed out with his girlfriend. I mean how shit is that, he’s oh so busy with his “career” even though he probably doesn’t actually need to work with his money yet can’t make time for his son. Plus these comments about not seeing his son much aren’t even speculation Liam has actually said this.
I’m sure Cheryl is fine, she has money and can afford help but that poor kid.
And I don’t buy that crap about Liam being so young, my parents were both 20 when I was born and are amazing parents. He is clearly crap.

SleepingStandingUp · 27/10/2019 10:17

She said: "I definitely want more children, I'd love another baby, but I don't know if it will happen now.
Tbf it sounds like if Cher really got what she wanted, it would be someone around to make No2 and possibly No3 too, not one who buggered off when he realised babies are hard work

Thatagain · 27/10/2019 10:33

Everyone can see that Cheryl used liam. She is getting old had some failed marriages so needed a baby before it was to late for her. Poor liam don't know what to do as he was usent. Or confused. If she did not use him they would still be together as you just do not get with someone for 2 years have a baby and say it's over she is a joke to her son and her sons dad.

SleepingStandingUp · 27/10/2019 10:40

Eh Thatagain? He was confused about what?

middlemuddle · 27/10/2019 10:42

We had our first at 24...exH is a great dad and always has been. Immature still yeah, but he still is now at 31 so time was never going to change anything lol. Not an excuse for being an absent parent.

Sagradafamiliar · 27/10/2019 10:43

Yeah cos someone in Cheryl's position had no other options to have children apart from using Liam out of 1direction for his sperm lol.

CarolDanvers · 27/10/2019 10:44

Hi Liam's Mum! 😁

What a load of shite thatagain.

middlemuddle · 27/10/2019 10:46

Her marriages were short like her relationship with Liam so it's not really conclusive to say she used him for a baby... why not the others?

Iamnotagoddess · 27/10/2019 10:47

Because he is the richest Grin

Waxonwaxoff0 · 27/10/2019 10:49

@thatagain

What, a grown man doesn't know how to be responsible for his own contraception? I say shame on the parents who raised him in that case.

middlemuddle · 27/10/2019 10:53

Oh aye yeah, I forgot she's a pauper. Grin

LionelRitchieStoleMyNotebook · 27/10/2019 10:53

Does he even still have a career? I assumed he'd be playing at walkabout in Freshers' weeks by now

PeterRouseTheFleshofMankind · 27/10/2019 10:54

Threads about One Direction members really do bring out the weirdos don't they?

Raffles1981 · 27/10/2019 10:57

She only got with him to get pregnant - she got what she wanted and dumped him. So it's not surprising he isn't part of the child's life. She used him to get what she wanted.

IHaveBrilloHair · 27/10/2019 10:59

Crikey, I'm a 1D fan but I'm not actually insane.

Mookie81 · 27/10/2019 11:01

Does he even still have a career? I assumed he'd be playing at walkabout in Freshers' weeks by now

Halloween GrinHalloween Grin

Farontothemaddingcrowd · 27/10/2019 11:02

I was 25 when I had dd1 and at 29 I had 3 dc. His age is no excuse.

CarolDanvers · 27/10/2019 11:08

Threads about One Direction members really do bring out the weirdos don't they?

Oh they really do! I remember the Harry and Louis are gay and in love threads with confident predictions that there'd be an announcement to this effect the following Monday. The words "we will know by Monday" were posted on those threads. Strangely there was no announcement and the threads went silent. But there were many posters on their exclaiming excitedly about how they couldn't wait and would be so happy once the two of them could be loving authentic lives and not have to pretend anymore. I always wondered how many just have been cringing and name changing a few days after.