Alec Baldwin is the new poster boy for divorced fatherhood. You may have read the recent New Yorker profile or seen his interview with Diane Sawyer on "20/20" or spotted this piece on Yahoo! Shine. If so, then you know the "30 Rock" star has written a new book, A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce, that explores his messy split from ex-wife Kim Basinger and its impact on his parenting. 
Baldwin
says he wants parents, especially fathers, to be aware of the perils of
custody battles, divorce court and "Parental Alienation Syndrome," a
psychological term that basically means turning a child against the
parent who doesn't have custody. Of course, this is also the same guy
who left that famous voice mail
for daughter Ireland last year, the one where he referred to her as a
"thoughtless little pig" because she wasn't answering his scheduled
phone calls. He addresses that incident in the interviews as well as
the book, and expresses regret about having used such language. And,
while it still seems like an extreme reaction, I can understand his
perspective a bit more after knowing the hoops the guy has been jumping
through to maintain a relationship with his child.
So after having read or seen these interviews -- or perused this excerpt from his book
-- do you now think Alec Baldwin is a solid father who has been
misunderstood and unfairly characterized by the media? Or do you think
he's just trying to rebuild his image in the wake of Voicemail Gate?
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