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Every now and then I feel the need to go off in a corner and vent for awhile. There is so much injustice when it comes to children that it just drives me crazy sometimes. I have to believe that if the Ten Commandments were written today there would be more than ten. Here are a few that I would like to see added.
Thou shalt go hungry before your child does Thou shalt support your children financially and emotionally Thou shalt not have someone else raise your child if you are healthy & capable Thou shalt keep thy promises to your children Thou shalt love thy children Oh well, you get the point. You know what? I like sex. I like it a lot. The fact I have four children may be some testament to that but I digress. I had a point. Okay, now I'm back. Sex on the brain I suppose. I lost my train of thought for a moment. I realize that people are human and sometimes we let the heat of the moment dictate our actions. What I don't understand is if a child is produced as a result of your throwing caution to the wind how can some people take that so lightly? I heard a person say once that they refused to pay child support because they weren't going to give that "expletive" ex one thin dime. It was if they felt like they were punishing the ex-spouse by not paying child support. Grow up already! Welcome to the Deadbeat Zone. There is a growing population of men and women who believe their responsibility for their children ends whenever it is convenient to them. In my own family I have a relative that has four children. He isn't raising or financially supporting any of them. This mentality infuriates me. I'm not naïve. I realize that sometimes to ensure the welfare of a child a person makes the ultimate sacrifice and places that child in someone else's care. I also realize the heartache that this person must go through. I'm not criticizing them. I'm talking about these deadbeat parents that just blatantly don't give a rip. The people that rationalize that they are actually doing the children a favor by dropping out of the picture. You'll notice that I am not just pointing fingers at one of the sexes here. I have found that deadbeats thrive in both of the sexes. I have a second cousin that will be celebrating her 12th birthday this month. This little girl lives with some other relatives of mine. Her mom has come to visit less than a half dozen times since she was six months old. Her mom lives less than three hours away. I don't understand it. I don't want to understand it. Go To Page: 1 2
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