The Purple Heart House and Wall of Hope

This is a web page dedicated to Christopher Robin Sr. and his son Christopher Robin Jr.

Christopher Robin Sr. was a stay-at-home dad for his son, his only child, until his ex-wife Brandy decided that she wanted to pursue her career without him and felt that if Christopher Robin Sr. wasn't good enough to be a husband to her, then he was also not good enough to be a father to his son.

Christopher Robin Sr.'s home page.

Christopher Robin Sr. decided to paint purple hearts on the walls of his house, one for each day he didn't see his son. Here is a picture of his house in the early stages of his fight for the rights of his son to have a father in his life and his own right to be a father to his son. At the time this picture was taken, Christopher Robin Sr. hadn't seen his son for about 300 days.

Now, about another 600 days later, the Purple Heart House is covered by more than 900 purple hearts.
As time went by Christopher Robin Sr. had an idea. Why not have people from other parts of the country and even the world display pictures and stories of their loved ones that they lost to the ravages of the insatiable divorce industry. He found a way whereby that can be done and the results of that are shown in the following three pictures.

That's my oldest grandson up there in the upper left-hand corner. I haven't seen him since for about 14 years now, even though he lives only about 24 miles away from where I live.

An inscription on one of plaques displayed on the wall is the text of the dedication of the Wall of Hope. It reads as follows:

THE PURPLE—HEART WALL OF HOPE

by Robert Alan Sides

There are Walls, like that in Berlin, which kept us apart.
We were glad to tear them down.
Some walls, like that for Vietnam vets, heal us.
This wall, covered with smiling faces, inspires us.

It’s a testament to men’s love for their children,
for families, fatherhood and fairness.
For despite loving their children dearly,
many fathers are kept away from them by
current public policies and biased divorce laws.

Far from despairing, however, these pioneering fathers
are reaching out to one another and to us.
They want us to see that they support each other,
and need our help.

The pictures you see here are from around the world.
They are sent by caring fathers as articles of faith.
Look closely at these photos.
Each represents a child in need of his father.
It is our fondest Hope that Love will triumph... and
children over the world will be reunited with their fathers.

Here are some more of the pictures and stories mentioned in the dedication. More than 900 Purple Hearts and many pictures and stories cover the wall and the house now, but the end to the fight isn't in sight yet.

Press Release

Parent's Rights Advocate Jailed

ANCPR Calls For Immediate Release of Purple Heart House Founder

10/22/98 10:15 P.M.
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On Friday, October 22, 1998, noted parent's rights advocate, Christopher Robin, was sentenced to a 30-day jail term by Los Angeles County Municipal Court Judge Ronald Schoenberg. The judge, and Mr. Robin's court-appointed Public Defender both had told him to sell his house in order to pay his child support arrears which amount to $9000.00.

The house in question is the Purple Heart House in Hollywood which has become well known to parents and father's rights groups internationally. Robin, who is reportedly only a part-owner of the house, refused, and was subsequently sentenced to jail.

Christopher Robin is founder of the Purple Heart Foundation. The Purple Heart House, located at 2297 Holly Drive in Hollywood, California is a local landmark. The two story home is covered with Purple Hearts, each with the picture of a child who has been separated from his or her non-custodial parent as the result of a court ordered sole custody decree. To date there are well over 700 broken families commemorated on the walls of the house. The pictures have been sent from countries spanning the globe.

The plight of Christopher Robin is particularly distressing in light of the wide disparity between his and his ex-wife's standard of living. His ex-wife, Brandy Robin, is the daughter of Joanne Hale, a millionaire, and CEO of the Gene Autry Museum. Brandy is reportedly living with her mother, working at a high paying job at Universal Studios, driving a new Lexus, and has recently had a facelift. In contrast, Christopher Robin is a voice coach with a very unstable income. He has also been denied any contact with his son for over two years.

"We feel that the imprisonment of Mr. Robin is completely unjustified," said Lowell Jaks, President of ANCPR, the Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights. "Not only is his child not suffering as the result of Christopher's unstable income, but we fear for Mr. Robin's health which has suffered due to the stress of this trial. How, we ask, does jailing this man and further endangering his health benefit his child? It is our suspicion that Judge Schoenberg actually has an agenda. He is sending a message to all parents who protest against the injustices of Family Court-Back off, or go to jail."

ANCPR is calling on its 2500 members nationwide to wage a letter-writing campaign, urging Judge Schoenberg to release Christopher Robin immediately and unconditionally. ANCPR will also call on Judge Schoenberg to order that Christopher Robin be re-united with his son.

In a related matter, ANCPR is also calling on all interested parents to attend its protest march to take place on Saturday, October 24 from 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM at the College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. As part of the activities, leaders of ANCPR, along with other members and parents rights advocacy groups will stage a ceremonial burning of their child support and custody orders to demonstrate their contempt for a court system that is systematically destroying families. "We had originally planned to burn just our support orders," said Lowell Jaks. "But now, the first thing to burn will be a miniature effigy of Judge Schoenberg. We hope he gets the message. We're watching, we're paying attention, and we're ready to fight back."

Friday, October 23, 1998

Hon. Ronald R Schoenberg
Municipal Court
Los Angeles District
110 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012-3014

Phone: (213) 974-6111

Dear Honorable Ronald R. Schoenberg,

I was extremely concerned to hear of the incarceration of Christopher Robin, an internationally known advocate for parents' and fathers' rights. The purpose of imprisonment for failure to pay child support is purportedly for the benefit of children, so that they will not suffer economic and social hardship. In this case, I hardly see that this aim is relevant. The mother is quite well to do, and enjoys a life style that Mr. Robin can only dream about.

It is my understanding that you jailed Mr. Robin for failing to agree to sell his interest in the Purple Heart House, of which he owns only a limited part, in order to pay off his $9000 child support arrears. Can it be true that you would intentionally drive a man from his home, render him homeless and destroy all he has built, in order to pay a $9000 debt to a woman who is the daughter of a millionaire, lives in her mother's home free of charge, drives a new Lexus, and can afford an expensive Beverly Hills facelift? Then, when he refuses such an outrageous demand, you sentence him to jail.

How exactly, Judge Schoenberg, is this in the best interest of the child?

In addition to the financial inequities of this case, there is also the fact that to date, Mr. Robin has been prevented from seeing his child for over two years. I am personally acquainted with Mr. Robin, and I can tell you that the idea that his spending time with his son would in any way endanger or harm that child is preposterous. Christopher Robin is a caring, loving, sincere, and completely honest man who simply wants to be a father to his son.

I also fear for Mr. Robins health. The stress of the separation from his son, combined with the anxiety that this trial and the resulting imprisonment has caused him may very well cause him irreparable injury.

I therefore urge you, in the name of human decency and justice, to immediately release Christopher Robin from jail, and order him re-united with his son.

Sincerely,

Lowell Jaks, ANCPR (Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights)

The address and telephone number of Judge Schoenberg is given in the preceding letter. Wouldn't it be a good idea to drop him a line and to give him a telephone call?