The teenaged girls in my neighborhood are

having a race to see who can have the most babies.  It's horrible.  They think of the babies as little pets or dolls, then dump them on their mothers to go out and party.  None of the girls has a high school education, job, driver's license or anything.  They have police records, too.  Four of the girls were over here one day wanting to use my phone, and one of them wanted me to feel her stomach to see if I thought she was pregnant.  She was disappointed later when she found out she wasn't.  I got onto soapbox mode telling them to finish their education or at least get a GED so they could support those babies.  Life's not easy being a young, uneducated mother.  They use the excuse that they have bad home lives, they just want someone to love them, they'll get a regular income with WIC, foodstamps, and welfare checks, or maybe even get their own house when low income apartments become available.  My goodness, their thinking is so messed up.  They don't even have a single clue in their little heads.  This isn't even the inner city.

I keep telling my boys to stay away from girls.  Save it for marriage or you're going to get trapped into fatherhood.

• Regarding poverty in America... A little survey - SM
  • It is so much more than A and B. It can't be - fully discussed here...sm
  • A combination of both, but mostly A - sm
  • Relevant article - Sandy
  • Both. Choice A "can" put you there, but so can a major illness, accident, fire, etc. - but..... sm
    • Thank you! Be careful though, - in a minute you will be ....sm
    • THIS economy is doing well, unemployment at 4.9%. Where do you get - the doom and gloom? NM
      • economy doing well? did you ever consider unemployment is lower because after people lose their job - empyMT
        • supposed to be, after people lose their jobs, they are forced to take part-time, lower-paying jobs.. - emptyMT
        • my post did not all post in the subject, my apologies... - emptyMT
      • Well...let's see. In 4 years rent in our area has increased at least $500/mo. - but..... sm
        • You need to move. That is terrible. Bless you. - Gosh
          • Why? Except for the rent all the rest is the same everywhere. - nm
            • Duh - I'm paying $2.79 for gas and - Gosh
              • LOL...do you have a TV? - sm
                • You were the one complaining, not me. I was just - Gosh
                  • Maybe there is a misunderstanding. - but....sm
                • Nothing has increased for me except gas and - Gosh
        • Well, all that is true where I live too, but you STILL can't park at the mall - or get a seat in a restaurant. nm
          • CREDIT, everyone is living on credit, and from what I see - emptyMT
        • Don't believe the news media (sm) - Peanuts
  • e:poverty..opinion from the inside out - MQ'r
    • You made several of my points.. - OP
      • Yes, she lived it. I'm curious though, - she mentioned her parents..sm
        • It's the same old story... - SM
          • Amen on babies having babies - MQ'r
            • The teenaged girls in my neighborhood are - it's all over the place
  • Complex question as others have - said - probably a bit of both..sm
    • A reply... - SM
      • More reading - sm
        • Me again - SM
          • You obviously didn't read the - article and have made up your..sm
            • This country has.... - SM
              • You only read what you want to.. - sm
                • OKay, we've got that much. Now what is your solution? - No msg
      • So how do you explain the numbers - in the article? sm
        • The BBC? - SM
          • Can't answer the question about - the growing gap between rich..sm
            • I don't have sound on my computer.. However, - sm
  • I think both, but not as simple as that. - mtathome
  • A - INDmt
  • Mostly A but - more complex than that
    • Learning to read... - SM
    • ABSOLUTELY. Poverty doesn't just happen. The programs - Yes, I'm from NY
      • I agree with you on here, but why pay someone less because they are poor - no name
  • poverty - kks
  • A - nm
  • Mostly A. - n.m.

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gives me hourly updates on his boredom every single day.  Now, my daughter is starting kindergarten this year and I will be sad probably the first week because she's my baby - my last baby - but she is sooooo ready for school.  She just can't wait.  Maybe I should be the one with hurt feelings since she can't way to leave me! 

I highly doubt my son's feelings are hurt when I say "Just think, you won't be bored when school starts."

before, no collar.  I took to our vet to scan for a microchip and doesn't have one.  Vet won't keep the dog because it needs all shots, which we can't afford to do.  Dog is a lab and we have no place to keep her, plus we have a dog who is not tolerant of another dog and has chronic medical problems.   We feed/water the dog and are providing it with a warm place to sleep, though it is a very small space and not suitable for long-term.

I have notified all the vets in our area, called the shelter, sent e-mails to all residents with e-mail addy in our community, placed an ad in our local newspaper and placed signs at major neighborhood intersections.   There has been no ad in the paper looking for a dog, no signs, no one appears to be looking for her.  What do you think is an appropiate amount of time to keep her before we try to find her a new home?   She is just the sweetest dog and we have all fallen in love with her, but cannot provide for her.  We find it difficult to believe that no one appears to be looking for her.   DH says she is very conscious of cars like she is searching for "the one" and feels like she was dumped.   I can't/won't take her to the pound, although due to her personality we feel she will be adopted immediately. 

We're too close to the situation to be objective. 

It's a bit scary when you can't even get home because of the cops!

I was NOT talking to a telemarketer at SBC.  I originally talked to one (I assume) when I called, but when I explained what I was using it for, I talked with his supervisor.  As long as I am accessing voice files and NOT using it for faxing, accessing the internet, or other "computer to computer" things, it is fine.  I have not had any hassle, except for once, and then when I called and talked to them and changed to a business line, I was fine. 

Hope you have better luck than you have so far.  :-)

I am thinking of starting a neighborhood watch in my area but was wondering if people really want to get involved.  I know this would depend on my neighbors, but for the most part do people care?  The main problem I am having with my neighborhood is that down the street there is a section of what would be called *low income rental units* which are actually just one bedroom tiny houses, and the people who rent there just do not care about the neighborhood, the noise level, the litter, so on. 

The main problem I am having is noise.... It comes from about three car stereos and there is really no way to pinpoint it unless you physically sit at the end of the street and get the make and license # of the car.  The noise ends about 3:00 a.m. and starts up again about 7:00 a.m.  I have phoned the police several times regarding this, but what can they do really if they don't know what car it is coming from?  They said they can drive by the block a few extra times a night, but really that has done no good.  I have had to start taking sleeping pills and wearing ear plugs to even get some sleep lately, but the noise is still so loud it sounds like thunder, and I cannot believe somebody who lives right next to that noise does not call it in to the police.  That is why I question whether people actually want to get involved.  I can only call the police so many times myself before they think I am crazy and am hearing things. 

As for the littering, it is not just bottles and cans, it is pieces of furniture that nobody wants anymore and they push it out to the curb hoping it will magically disappear.  It doesn't disappear, and I'm getting embarassed to have any friends over to my house because they have to pass that area before reaching my end of the street. 

As for starting the neighborhood watch, would I just basically go door to door and see what kind of response I would get?  Has anybody else had a noise problem like this, and does it ever get better if people complain, or does that just make it worse?  Thanks for any input.  I'm just so tired and grouchy lately, I hate to even be at home anymore and this is making me depressed. 

Well, here I go! Gotta vent.  We use IM to talk to the QA person and the boss for the small MTSO I work for.  Many times the boss will turn "Busy" on, so you can't ask her anything.  If she wants to talk to you, she will, but if she does not, she won't.  Same goes for the QA.  Sometimes I feel so small! I do not bug them unless I really need something, but apparently they feel I am bugging them too much.  Days go by that I never IM either one, so its not like every day I bug them! I feel very insignificant when they do this! Am I overly sensitive? 

Cheerios in the toilet worked for me.  SINK THOSE BATTLESHIPS!!  :)

But both boys were 3 1/2 at least and when I was just about ready to give up, they just started using the bathroom as if nobody had ever told them a thing.

Pressuring and scolding are the 2 worst things you can do.  Just be laid back and all of a sudden one day, they are diaper free.  None of my 4 have ever had an accident or wet the bed since the day it kind of dawned on them.  Sort of like the day they learn to ride a bike without training wheels. :)

This too shall pass like water under the bridge.  No pun intended.  Now I'm buying diapers for my grandkids.