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To: freeper12
Allow students at four-year schools pursuing degrees in sectors that are needed by the state to get the assistance they need. Our state is in need of teachers and nurses, yet I can't get financial assistance with child care because the state does not support four-year education.

I've been working since I was 16 and have never received a penny of government assistance and never went to a four-year college. This "gimme" mindset is infuriating. The world does not owe her a living and if she popped out three kids at an early age before she was financially able to support them, that's her problem to deal with. If we are going to reduce the number of kids being born out of wedlock, we have to stop rewarding people for having them.

This woman is complaining about having to pack up her kids and "find diversions and snacks" for them while she travels with them from place to place. Well welcome to the wonderful world of child-raising. My wife and I have had to deal with this for 13 years now - and work a fulltime job in between. We often don't have dinner until 7 or 8PM because we are so busy after work dealing with their after-school activities such as music lessons, Little League, etc.) But we don't whine and complain like this broad. We just do it and consider ourselves fortunate that the kids are turning out okay.

14 posted on 07/20/2002 6:02:17 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76
Good on you, Sam! You are right. Good parenting never stops. We just returned from a 1200 mile drive to see and comfort the kiddies, all of whom are over 40 years old now. Now it's the grandkids too that need attention and care. 'Taint easy, but it is rewarding to see them feel better and act with reason and courage.
19 posted on 07/20/2002 6:21:19 AM PDT by Paulus Invictus
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