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Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:08:41 -0000

ICU2,,,I can not believe how moronic your statement is. I agree 100% with M.J. Scholz. We, the taxpayers, shouldn't be paying for any of your decisions. Do it on your own or don't do it at all.
What kind of a life can a teenager provide for his or her child?
This nation is full of moral slobs living off the system and an additional problem is we, the hardworking Americans, allow it.
Write to your state reps, congressmen and senators telling them that we no longer agree with these generational "system people" and make it much harder for them to get assistance. The reason they get assistance is because "we allow it". Vote to stop it and keep it only for the one's that truly need it temporarily, NOT AS A LIFESTYLE.
All of you made big adult decisions, live with it.
And another thing, there is so much good going on with our youth in Gloucester, why don't they get as much press?? The Thespian Club; our sports teams; the cheerleading team winning nationals; ROTC; look at where this year's GHS graduates are off to; anything but this bad press. Let's give the youths who produce good news the same media attention as this bad news has occupied.
I pity you young mothers. You have no idea of your struggles that will follow you for a very, very long time. And where is the press on these fathers?
I think we have had enough of this negative press on our community.

Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:16:04 -0000

And what would that solve??

Re: GHS day-care center sends wrong message

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:44 -0000

Sue,
Couldn't agree with you more only I feel that the father's should also be placed in a separate location along with the girl(s) that they got pregnant. GHS is not the place to finish your education if you become pregant. If you notice, all the media "spotlight" (if you want to call it that) has been on the pregant girls, not the fathers. Shame on all of them, including the media.

Re: GHS day-care center sends wrong message

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:22:52 -0000

Dumb abswer,,,,solves nothing, but maybe you're one of the "Daddies"??

Re: Why Did My Newspaper Do That? The anatomy of a full-fledged, local media storm

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:48:03 -0000

Val,
I couldn't agree more. When the rewards stop; when the welfare stops; when all the programs stop and word gets out, this will be the best contraceptive. Shame on all of us hardworking taxpayers for allowing this. Welfare should be temporary help, NOT A LIFE STYLE.

Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:38:24 -0000

You mis-interpreted my answer. They (both pregnant girl and father of baby) should go to another school and finish their education there. Maybe a regional school??
Anway, it may in the long run be better for them if all of the students in this school are in the same boat. I don't they (including the fathers) should be allowed to stay at GHS or any other high school. They have made a major adult decision and to say they are "kids"....well, once pregnant, I disagree with calling them kids. They will soon parents. Maybe if the parents had done their jobs better, these young girls would not be pregant. And why should we have to support them? Just because their kids? Well, let their parents take care of them.

Re: GHS day-care center sends wrong message

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:14:17 -0000

RE: Electronic Babies could be another answer...you know, they cry, they soil their diapers, they require lots of attention and you can not leave them unattended.

Here's another thought. Starting in the 6th grade and on up, give both females and male students their own "electronic baby" to care for two weeks each year, with no parental help. They will be graded on this and it would be interesting to have a picture taken of each student on the 1st day they are given their "electronic baby" and then again on the last day as they return their "electronic baby". I will bet my soul that they will never want to be parents for a very, very long time....long after high school!!

Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:34:07 -0000

We shouldn't allow them to live off the system. If they are underaged, let their parents (both pregnant girl and father of baby) support them and their babies. Why do hardworking taxpayers have to pay for kid's poor decisions? I would rather have to contribute to a student's college fund then pay for irrespobsible behavior. It's wrong....

Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:23:43 -0000

Your language and attitude is atrocious and I am definitely not a fencehopper. You sound angry. Would you perhaps be one of the parents of one these girls?

Re: Author who writes of teen moms offers scholarship to GHS girls

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:41:41 -0000

I couldn't agree more with Ruth- Another Liberal.
I am wondering if any one has checked to see if any of the girls are legal citizens. If not, ship them back to whatever country they came from and prosecute their parents for having them here illegally.
I think the average hard-working American is sick and tired of paying for other people's decisions and mistakes. Everyone needs to take care of themselves. We perpetuate the cycle of welfare by allowing it to continue from one generation to another within the same family. It should be a system of TEMPORARY help, NOT A LIFESTYLE. If you take the funds away, it won't be so attractive to get pregnant. And I am really tired of only hearing of these pregnant girls. What about the boys who fathered these babies?? The State should go after them for any amount of child support they can get. The fathers can work to offset the welfare the mother will be receiving. I do not feel sorry for any of them...only pity and pity for these unborn children.
Write to your state reps; congressmen and senators to oppose the welfare rolls; make them stricter and make a temporary solution, not a lifestyle.

Re: The challenge: Showing teens that pregnancy is no answer

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:17:33 -0000

To The Real Realist (above)....why don't you get real? I resent you saying that, "when it's society and the adults around them who have failed, ". IT IS THEIR PARENTS WHO HAVE FAILED THEM AND IT IS A PARENT"S RESPONSIBILITY to teach safe sex; to give daughters good self-esteem; to nurture and love them; to give them, in your words "hope for the future" and this starts long before they get to school (No, not the safe sex part, that would be age appropriate). Why are teenagers who are having children everyone else's responsibility?? STOP THE CYCLE NOW and have the parent's of these pregnant couples (both the girls and boys) step up to the plate and take care of their own teenagers and grandchildren. The taxpayers are sick and tired of paying for irresponsible kids having kids.
Take care of theelderly, yes. Take care of a sick newborn, yes.
Take care of healthy teenagers having babies...NOT.

Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:07:59 -0000

Sorry...it takes PARENTS to raise children. PARENTS should be responsible, not the general public. If you don't want the responsibility, don't have children. But when you're raised in a welfare home, these teenagers see how "easy" it is to collect money and all of the other subsidies that go along with welfare; Mass Health, WIC, food stamps, housing subsidy, et cetera.
They say, "why not" and so it goes.....generations of welfare queens and kings. I think the phrase "It takes a village to raise a child" has been taken way out of context. I take this to mean more of a volunteer attitude by the rest of the community, perhaps being a room Mom/Dad in your child's school; a fundraiser for whatever your school(s) need; educational program volunteers; a girl/boy scout leader; a sports coach; a sunday school teacher; a community-minded person...I think you can catch my drift here....I NEVER took that phrase to mean that I was to be responsible for raising someone's else's children...No, that it is for THE PARENTS.
It seems to me that the RESPONSIBLE PARENTS are becoming fewer and fewer and the moral slobs are becoming the majority, Anyone out there agree???

Re: Letter to the editor: A scholarship offer for a girl who stays in school

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:41:52 -0000

In response to your #1. Yeah, right, have a baby and drop out of high school. The parents of those pregnant teenagers (including all the fathers of those babies) should be put in jail for child abuse if those parents didn't give their son or daughter higher standards to live by...better goals....better self-esteem. Whoopie, I can stay home in my PJ's and what, watch Jerry Springer all day with my Mom and Dad while I await the birth of my child. Who, in God's name would allow that for their children...oh, probably the parents of all these pregnant girls (and the father's too).

2. How sad....us hard-working America taxpayers are largely responsible for this. We're too busy working to stop this kind of taxpayer abuse. I urge each and every one of you to write to you state rep.; congressman; senators to stop these welfare rolls as a way of life. It should be temporary...NOT A LIFESTYLE.
We are getting to the point where there are less funding the pot and more people collecting. In another blog, I also questioned if anyone has checked to see if any of these pregnant girls are legal citizens? If not, ship them and their parents back to whatever country they came from.

3. That's just beautiful....keep it generational. Is there a parent out there who got pregnant when they were a teenager, who would teach their children different? I think so. But hey, when one can use their own parent as an excuse for their life, why not? Let's not make changes within. It's easier not to because there is a system out there that will allow you not to. Again, welfare should be a temporary fix, not a lifestyle choice.

4. There's pills for agoraphobics. Get over it. Oh, no, wait. Let's teach our children that there's "No place like home" and never leave it. How unreal is this? Just goes to show a teenager shouldn't be having a baby....but what a beautiful excuse. I'll drop out life and teach my chld the same.

5. It's a parent's responsibility to teach their children about over-glamortization. It is a parents responsibility to teach their children about marketing ploys; the media in general and how not to fall into all the "trappings". It is a parent's responsibility to raise their own children. If if their underage child has a child, it is the parents responsibility to handle the situation. Not cast them over to the welfare rolls and say..."Oh well, you ,the general public can now pick up on my slack". Enough.

Re: Gloucester High School's day-care center overflowing for September

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:53:18 -0000

And I am of the opinion that this day care at GHS should go bac back to what it started out as. I remember when it first
opened up, the general public could use it and it was for those students who were interested in an early childhood education in high school and beyond, as a profession. It was a credited course. The high school students, along with teachers, were in there for educational purposes and it used to be an awesome program. How it ended up being just for pregnant high school students......well, need I say more?

Re: Gloucester High School's day-care center overflowing for September

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:54:02 -0000

that would "their" grandchildren

Re: Gloucester High School's day-care center overflowing for September

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:04:09 -0000

Dear Realist ...you are so right. I agree with everything that
you wrote above. And yes, Gloucester is now the "laughing stock of the nation". Well written...

Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:10:07 -0000

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Re: Pregnancy means expulsion

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:56:23 -0000

Dear Moondreamer: (Please ignore the automatic reply
below (or above). It was automatically sent from my
personal mailbox.)
Now, to answer a couple of your questions from above.
1. I did not come from a welfare-assisted home. I grew up
in a home that received no assistance at all. None of my family
members were ever on any kind of assistance. I am very,
very proud of that because we were taught that hardwork
pays off. We were taught that there are consequences for
every decision you make in life, whether good, bad or
indifferent. We were taught to live within our means and to
be responsible for ourselves...catch my drift?
Of course I saw my parents worry. There were 5 children
in my family and only my Dad worked outside of the home.
My step-Mom stayed and worked in the home.
If you're able to read and interpret my previous blog, I never
stated that I supported expulsion. I stated that I don't
believe that the pregnant girls and the fathers of these babies
should continue their education at GHS. They should have
to go to another place to finish their education, perhaps a
regional school where other teens (from surrounding communities) who are in the same predicament would all be in school together. This, may in fact, prove to be a better fit than staying at GHS.

And for the record, Moondreamer, I was not born with a gold,
,silver or pewter spoon in my mouth. I was born to parents
who believed in taking care of their own, as I am now doing.
And my maternal grandparents were hard-working wharf
workers (fish cutters) who worked day and night and would never never even dream of getting or taking any assitance. My paternal
grandparents were very well educated, as were their
children (one of whom was my Dad), but paid their own
way through college. They would never have ever dreamed
of taking any assistance. There's lots of people out here
that feel this way. We are hard-working Americans who
are so tired of paying for other people's mistakes, and
having the welfare rolls become a LIFESYTLE instead of
temporary assistance. For you to have interpreted
otherwise, assumes that you really do not have a clue.
Read the blogs a little more carefully.

Re: The challenge: Showing teens that pregnancy is no answer

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:16:06 -0000

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Re: Why Did My Newspaper Do That? The anatomy of a full-fledged, local media storm

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Re: Letter to the editor: Gloucester must move issue — and dialogue — forward

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:40:47 -0000

Well put. I couldn't have written it any more clearer myself.
And you are definitely right only I am a little older than you so the sex education classes have been around a little longer
than 28 years and it still hasn't worked. I am of the opinion
that when you want to be effective, hit 'em where it hurts...
in their pocketbooks! I truly believe that if you could find out,
these pregnant girls are probably from welfare homes and the
money will soon run out on them so they are probably
being encouraged to have babies themselves to keep the
welfare checks and all the subsidies coming in. Welfare should be a temporary status, NOT A LIFESYTLE.

Re: Letter to the editor: Gloucester must move issue — and dialogue — forward

funkymonkey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:42:46 -0000

Agree 100 %.

Re: Letter to the editor: Gloucester must move issue — and dialogue — forward

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Re: Letter to editor: Remember the rights of girls in the firestorm

funkymonkey — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:55:03 -0000

I whole heartedly agree with "GetYourHandOutOfMyWallet" (above). I, too, fail to see how any of these blogs have infringed on these girl's civil liberties.

What most of us are sick and tired of is having TO PAY for their decisions (or lack thereof). If they are underaged, let their parents/families pay (including the father's and their families as well) if they are going to raise their baby. Or, let these girls and their families have the dialogue as to how to proceed (whether to give the baby up for adoption or whatever). But, why should we have to support (with hard-earned tax dollars) a decision that we were not part of the dialogue or we were not consulted on? No one paid for any decision(s) that I have made and I don't want my tax dollars paying for theirs. Welfare should be a temporary option, NOT A LIFESTYLE.
Social disapproval...you bet!

Re: Letter to editor: Don't let story 'just fade away'

funkymonkey — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:01:09 -0000

Kudos, Mr. Campbell. I totally agree and your opinion and the above is very well written. I also agree with GetYourOutOfMyWallet.

We all should be writing our state rep; senators and congressmen to stop all these subsidies as a lifestyle.
Shame on all of us hard-working Americans for allowing the
system to continue like this. Welfare and assistance should be
TEMPORARY....NOT A LIFESTYLE. We need to stop it.