As Liz herself once ranted:
"No-necked little monsters!"
We all need to re-screen "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".
"No-necked little monsters!"
We all need to re-screen "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".
The Population "Elephant" has got me down.
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Yogi
I have the utmost respect for you taking on the task of caring for those non biological children and giving them a loving home!! Very sweet and generous of you!
I guess you have to be young and stupid as well as have tons of patience and energy to properly care for kids and I just don't have any of the above. I highly commend those who do have all of the above qualities and can take on the task to promote well behaved and educated children that society can benefit from.
I have the utmost respect for you taking on the task of caring for those non biological children and giving them a loving home!! Very sweet and generous of you!
I guess you have to be young and stupid as well as have tons of patience and energy to properly care for kids and I just don't have any of the above. I highly commend those who do have all of the above qualities and can take on the task to promote well behaved and educated children that society can benefit from.
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newsflash back to jeff, I swear to ya my brother, it is happening depite that reform. I follow you 10% but Clinton didnt do much in 1996.
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Jeff, I meant 100%, but really, I see this all the time. There is a bad addiction problem in my area with meth, heroin and cocaine(mainly crack). I see these kids passed by the state on to Grandmas house which is no more than a whore house for the wicked at heart, in itself. Where are the social workers when it comes time to cerify a home deemable to live in for a child? Probably out harrassing decent folk like you and I for spanking their childs butt in school because they wont do it. So moms runs the streets a bit while baby gets settled in at Grandmas whorehouse(where most of this cocaine problem begain in the 1st place) and then moms slips back into Grandmas place by way of the back door and lives with her child against state wishes, in alot of cases.No one in the neighborhood will report such because they themselves are a party to it too. In addition, they dont care. Children, to these people, are a hot commodity. A ticket to ride the fun truck for free. (Possums 5 Verseth 50-56)
Keith, I'll phrase my last response as a question. Have you ever stepped foot in a county social services department? Be honest.
And just out of curiosity, do you support abortion rights for women?
Look, I'd be the last person to claim welfare abuse doesn't take place in our country. However it's better to light a lamp than curse the darkness, and if you have specific ideas on how to improve the system, I'd like to hear them (and no, cutting off benefits for women who have substance abuse problems, so their children can simply starve to death doesn't qualify as a moral or even rational idea IMO).
And just out of curiosity, do you support abortion rights for women?
Look, I'd be the last person to claim welfare abuse doesn't take place in our country. However it's better to light a lamp than curse the darkness, and if you have specific ideas on how to improve the system, I'd like to hear them (and no, cutting off benefits for women who have substance abuse problems, so their children can simply starve to death doesn't qualify as a moral or even rational idea IMO).
Dan..
I thank you for the compliment, Im 45 and my partner is 48, we went thru mega classes and intense interviews and background checks, and fingerprints every six months, as well as annual drug test, not to mention state inspectors going thru every inch of the house 2 times a year, and YES, I was scared ou of my mind with the first set of twins which we adopted, this ran smoother than you could imagine, they were a little rough at first, we had to get used to each other and set some house rules and chores as time progressed, the state told us not to create a disney land effect, clear the rooms of all the toys and just leave the basics, I have to admit we didn't listen, I couldn't after reading/seeing their background and what they been thru, I for the most part spoil them, but how can you not after all they been thru at home and in the system, here they have a fresh start, I like to think a better home and environment, and are safe, but in reality no matter how much we provide, they just want to go home, we understand, and help them deal with the situation. In the long run, its all worth it! You're never too old to help a child, if not foster/adopt, try Big Brothers or Sisters, theres kids that really need a little help and someone to talk to....it means the world. It's a joy money can't buy, trust me!
If we had a chance, we would have 101 kids, and 25 washers/dryers for all the clothes...lol
It doesn't stop with kids...we have 5 weiner dogs and 2 siberians, and my partner suprised with another siberian he had to rescue from being destroyed...I couldn't love this one any more than the rest...he's happy and at home with the gang...if I can get this to work I'll put up his pic....
I realy need a farm....lol
I thank you for the compliment, Im 45 and my partner is 48, we went thru mega classes and intense interviews and background checks, and fingerprints every six months, as well as annual drug test, not to mention state inspectors going thru every inch of the house 2 times a year, and YES, I was scared ou of my mind with the first set of twins which we adopted, this ran smoother than you could imagine, they were a little rough at first, we had to get used to each other and set some house rules and chores as time progressed, the state told us not to create a disney land effect, clear the rooms of all the toys and just leave the basics, I have to admit we didn't listen, I couldn't after reading/seeing their background and what they been thru, I for the most part spoil them, but how can you not after all they been thru at home and in the system, here they have a fresh start, I like to think a better home and environment, and are safe, but in reality no matter how much we provide, they just want to go home, we understand, and help them deal with the situation. In the long run, its all worth it! You're never too old to help a child, if not foster/adopt, try Big Brothers or Sisters, theres kids that really need a little help and someone to talk to....it means the world. It's a joy money can't buy, trust me!
If we had a chance, we would have 101 kids, and 25 washers/dryers for all the clothes...lol
It doesn't stop with kids...we have 5 weiner dogs and 2 siberians, and my partner suprised with another siberian he had to rescue from being destroyed...I couldn't love this one any more than the rest...he's happy and at home with the gang...if I can get this to work I'll put up his pic....
I realy need a farm....lol
kenmoreforever
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Jeff, yes I have been in a county office of support/social services. And yes I am against abortion. I don't want to see any kids going hungry either. All I was saying is "How many times does a mother get to keep returning to the system to spit out another addicted child?" And why does the Grandmother always get the child and the Grandmother is worse than the mother when it comes to the addiction problem. What I want to know is the following...."Why are my tax dollars going in to support such chaos? Feed the child for goodness sake but I owe that crackheaded moma jack diddly. That Grandmother is NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR FOSTER CARE. They can do better than that. This I promise.
neptunebob
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Tristar, you are right: Oscar and I are grouches and we are going back into our garbage cans!
Dlrinse: I think what I am trying to say is that we go to other parts of the country during these reunions and I want to see things that we don't see in Pittsburgh but it seems like I always get stuck with family events with a lot of kids and I find it boring to talk about relatives. One thing I do like about the gay community is not so much talk about the "wife and kids and another one on the way". For example, we went to Phoenix and there was a place called the Desert Botanical Garden, which my cousin took us to, but we ran late. Of course, mother was upset because they were having a get together and photos. I told her we were late because "It was too educational". She didn't know what to say to that.
Yogitunes, what I find frustrating is that in workplaces, employers prefer people with families. It seems they get the days off and promotions because "they have to provide for their families". Once I worked at a fast food, and one of the crew had 6 children with 3 men. She was nasty to her coworkers and the customers, but was kept on because she had all those kids. But I guess life isn't fair.
Dlrinse: I think what I am trying to say is that we go to other parts of the country during these reunions and I want to see things that we don't see in Pittsburgh but it seems like I always get stuck with family events with a lot of kids and I find it boring to talk about relatives. One thing I do like about the gay community is not so much talk about the "wife and kids and another one on the way". For example, we went to Phoenix and there was a place called the Desert Botanical Garden, which my cousin took us to, but we ran late. Of course, mother was upset because they were having a get together and photos. I told her we were late because "It was too educational". She didn't know what to say to that.
Yogitunes, what I find frustrating is that in workplaces, employers prefer people with families. It seems they get the days off and promotions because "they have to provide for their families". Once I worked at a fast food, and one of the crew had 6 children with 3 men. She was nasty to her coworkers and the customers, but was kept on because she had all those kids. But I guess life isn't fair.
laundromat
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I am a bit sorry I didn't have any children. Had I been able to adopt, I would have.However,Because of may never ending visits to the clubs for no other reason than to dance,dance,dance the nights away from 1970 through 2000,I truly believe I'd have neglected my children and not having any room mate and renting instead of owning my home, I don't think it would have been a wise choice for me. Am I glad I didn't? No.But I have no regrets.I only woder how they would have turned out? My neases and nephews never call,right or visit. Tammy,my sister's oldest daughter,came to Florida a few years ago and we spent a couple days together. I enjoyed it but her resoning was to locate her real father(whom I knew and gave her the phone number and address of) not really to come see me for fun.I,myself,keep in touch with my aunts,uncles,old neighbors I grew up with,and some of my old lovers who are not dead yet.I even keep in touch with my first grade school teacher!!She just turned 75!
laundromat
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write,right??LOL
