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Hey Jimbo,
Remember when it USED to be a stigma to ge an unwed mother?
One (of many) thoughts that kept me out of the doghouse was the idea that if you were a teenage parent, your days (and nights) of fun were gone. You had the resposibility of raising a child.
Now, the boys dump the girls because they don't like having to tote the baby around, or they "dump" the baby on their parents as free babysitting/daycare.
Mind you, I'm not against asking family to watch the child from time to time, but not EVER Friday night so the kids can go out and get involved in the same activities that created the baby in the first place.
If I can influence my nieces and nephews in any way, helping them to be more responsible, then I have succeeded.
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