Habitat for Humanity gives evicted family another shot (Family with 14 KIDS!)

Scranton Times-Tribune ^ | 12/17/2003 | Andrew M. Seder

[douglas1]

HEY I was watching the tube and along came a new program that GWB is fighting for I believe he got it, it is called THE AMERICAN DREAM PROGRAM OHHHHH the lights when on, I thought me and my husband might qualify for this one, HAHAHAHA the jokes on us we only get to pay for this program because, it is for minorties and oh yeah we still have our DD214, cant use it though cause we are paying on back taxes, seems we didnt pay enough oh well I suppose I SHOULD BE GLAD THAT WE HAVE ROOF OVER OR HEADS.

[Stop Legal Plunder]

Someone wants to have 50 kids - fine. Someone wants to make me pay for those kids - not fine.

I agree with you completely. The problem is what to do about our present system which has institutionalized plunder -- taking some to give to others without regard for equity or justice or responsibility -- at almost every level.

One way to try and limit the damage is to pass laws that enable more government intrusion and more government power (e.g. sterilizing families with more than x number of children in public school). The alternative is to fight to pass laws that result in less government intrusion (e.g. ending state control and funding of education).

It seems to me the only conservative choice is the second one.

[Guillermo]

I think Michael Irvin is the youngest of 27.

[Destructor]

So, much for the idea that home ownership would instill pride, and motivate the "home owner" to keep the house maintained. Another Liberal ideal goes down in flames!

[Catspaw]

OhMyGarwsh!!! I couldn't even imagine that. (shudder)

Well, they had a very large farm :-))

I just think of my Mom having trouble remembering which sister I was (there are five girls in our family), stuttering her way through the names before she hit on the right one. I just can't imagine what the mother of 26 would do.

[SarahW]

There are 17 kids, 14 still at home. Two sets of twins included in the 14...

Hope they work it out.

[SarahW]

Or is it 18 kids? Glad I'm not the one in charge of keeping count.

[rintense]

Same thing here. Habitat also works with home owners to teach them minor home repair things such as caulking, filing drywall holes, etc.

[Catspaw]

So, much for the idea that home ownership would instill pride, and motivate the "home owner" to keep the house maintained.

Don't judge all that have received homes from Habitat for Humanity by this family. The ones that have been built in our old neighborhood are immacuate, and the pride in ownership shows.

[AppyPappy]

Habitat also works with home owners to teach them minor home repair things such as caulking, filing drywall holes, , condom use, etc

[Jaded]

I just think of my Mom having trouble remembering which sister I was (there are five girls in our family), stuttering her way through the names before she hit on the right one.

Funny my mom did that to us too. There were 2 boys and 2 girls. When it got to that point she'd be yelling first and middle names. It was a good time to hide.

[Catspaw]

Funny my mom did that to us too. There were 2 boys and 2 girls. When it got to that point she'd be yelling first and middle names. It was a good time to hide.

LOL! We knew it was time for a quick getaway when she used our full names, cuz someone was in trouble.

[biblewonk]

Because, when government holds the pursestrings, there often are (or will eventually be) some other strings attached. Forced sterilization of welfare recipients -- even certain Child Tax Credit recipients -- is easily within the realm of possibilities.

And it's surprisingly easy to get freepers to say they want it that way. All ya have to do is tell them about people with 8 kids who get a hefty child tax credit.

[Cinnamon Girl]

"It's going to be a crappy Christmas for the kids," Mr. Smith said.

Literally.

[Old Professer]

The 14 at home are aged 3 to 14; this woman has been busy.

[thoughtomator]

If anyone wants to make a serious attempt at the second one, I'll be the first on board.

But what political party would champion it? There is none. It is borderline delusional to think that might occur.

So given the reality of the situation, the pragmatic solution is to sterilize people who put their children on the public dole. This limits government to the absolute minimum that can be done in the current situation by minimizing the amount that government spends on the problem.

Call it 'relatively conservative'. I've been a true conservative long enough to know that true conservatism hasn't a prayer in hell of becoming manifest in law. After all, we elected President Bush, didn't we? And he thanked his small-government conservative supporters with an unprecedented increase in the size of government, no?

[KansasConservative1]

"It's going to be a crappy Christmas for the kids, but we'll make the best of it," Mr. Smith said."

This Crap-head does not get it. Crappy Christmas is a family of 14 living with one's 2nd oldest kid because the family could not even clean up after themselves and got evicted from a HH house with a mortgage of $150. Take away the Big Screen TV and Direct with all the channels and maybe the sack will have some time to clean up. LOSERS ALL!

[freedox]

"It's going to be a crappy Christmas for the kids," Mr. Smith said."

Oh, really? Gee, this wouldn't be a bid for even more charity, now would it?

I see from the link in #8 that this house has 10 bedrooms and a pool room with a pool table. Not bad for a family on the dole. I can't say that I blame Mr. Smith for trying to eek a little more charity out of a system that seems to have served him quite well.

[Hildy]

The woman has 14 kids in 15 years and SHE has to go to work? SHEESH...

[Cinnamon Girl]

I MEANT literally, freedox. Think about it.