http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Wed, 18 May 2005 10:13:21 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-154576 I am an African-American child in a single parent home. It's not my mothers fault she's single either. My fatyher is the one who left. For another women. Who he had also impregnated. So maybe you shouild talk more about the fact that people aren't faithful to each other, more than the fact that they are sexually active. Because being sexually active is a fact of life. It shouldn't be but it is. So get over it. ]]> 154576@blogcritics.org Wed, 18 May 2005 10:13:21 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-9050 Marla, Good post. I especially agree with your comment, "providing them with parents who know what to do...." The operative word here is PARENTS, that's right, the plural. Here in North Carolina, 60% of African-American children are born out of wedlock and end up in a single parent home. (This is not a racist statement, it is fact, as documented by the News and Observer in Raleigh, October 2000). This puts an undue burden on the taxpayer, i.e.; I cannot, and would not, tell a young woman how to conduct her sex life, however, when she and her boyfriend bring a child into the world they cannot afford, I am forced to support that child. Is this fair? How many children is the taxpayer supposed to support? I don't have any answers but this is a subject that should be up front and have honest debate with ALL Presidential candidates. Unfortunately, all we hear are nebulous comments of "no child left behind", or "education and health care for all children". The sad thing is, it is easier to have a child in this country than it is to get a driver's license. Call it morality, or whatever other label you want, the bottom line is I, as an individual, cannot support anymore kids from young parents. I'm tapped out by the taxes to support them! Looking for answers, Mark ]]> 9050@blogcritics.org Sat, 3 May 2003 10:06:30 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-9000 Be careful what you wish for. She may be beating you sooner than you think. ;-) ]]> 9000@blogcritics.org Fri, 2 May 2003 11:51:14 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-8956 Yes, I was kidding, but she is pretty smart. ]]> 8956@blogcritics.org Thu, 1 May 2003 17:33:41 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-8955 You win. You are kidding, right? If not, congratulations and my condolences. ]]> 8955@blogcritics.org Thu, 1 May 2003 17:24:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-8947 That's nothing: my 3 year-old beats me at Trivial Pursuit. ]]> 8947@blogcritics.org Thu, 1 May 2003 16:48:44 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-8935 Thanks, Eric! I don't know how smart I am -- my 10-year-old can beat me at Scrabble and backgammon -- but I didn't want to start out with too dumb of a post. :-) ]]> 8935@blogcritics.org Thu, 1 May 2003 16:10:12 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/01/143100.php#comment-8930 Nursey, are you, like, smart or something? Great post and welcome! ]]> 8930@blogcritics.org Thu, 1 May 2003 15:22:28 EDT