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Oct. 11, 2006 Bill O’Reilly is discussing illegitimate children with a fellow whose name I didn’t get (the segment was short and I had just turned on Fox News) and they were giving some of the percentages of minority children being born to unwed mommies. Apparently the fellow whose name I didn’t get was studying fatherless children and comparing their behaviors to that of children who have and know their father. The percentage (not disputed) was 70% for African-Americans and a current 40 % for Hispanic women with that percentage rising dramatically. I am sure that white girls have babies alone too, but 40% and 70% are incredibly high percentages. If white girls were starting partial families at the same rate I’m sure they would have rated some sort of mention. No matter. What is disturbing to me as a conservative (my opinion is liberals and Democrats don’t give a flip) is the morality behind the percentages. It is interesting that there will be whole generations of children who won’t know who their father is. Oh, some will find their parent and some may actually find happiness in a two parent relationship but far too many will never have that advantage. How many of those girls having babies without the support of a spouse will successfully raise their children? I don’t know. I grew up in Philadelphia suburbia. Every kid I knew had a mommy and a daddy. The daddies got together for sports and barbeque. The mommies got together for tea and crochet. Carpools weren’t necessary because the grade-school was two blocks down the street and we all walked under the watchful eyes of the mommies who stayed home because the daddies were all at work supporting the family. Daddy would come home at night and take control of the children while mommy babied herself with a hot bath or a trip to the department or grocery store. That was after we’d all had a family dinner at the dinner table that had been prepared by mommy (clean up and dishwasher duty was a children’s chore and was time for mommy and daddy to catch up with each other’s day). Homework help was supplied by mommy. Punishment (if necessary) was supplied by daddy. Treats were gifts from mommy. Vocational instruction, car repair procedures and sports programs were daddy’s responsibility. The load of raising 6 children was a joint effort and neither held back anything from their demanding brood. And we were demanding. All that raising was done through the late 50s, the 60s and 70s with one salary which was supplied by daddy. Later, when New Jersey began to elect democrats to public office (80s, 90s) and the state started taxing income and pushing higher property taxes mommy took a job. Her job was part time and covered the higher state tax requirements. She arranged her hours so she could still see up off to school and be home in time to prepare dinner and be with daddy. Forty-plus years they were married (death parted them). In all those years they were a team. They were never two individuals. They were a responsible and productive couple. They set an example for their children that carried to that generation. My older brother has celebrated 38 years with the same lady. My older sister is 35 years with the same fellow. I have registered 32 years with my wife. My younger brother has 30 years with his wife. My baby sister now has celebrated 22 anniversaries and I have one other sister who has been with her second husband (the first was a major wife and baby beater) 20 years. Each of my generation has raised two or more children and we are watching our new generation. Sadly, three of that new generation has already fallen to the new morality of having children without bothering to keep daddy around. But I have watched other of our children begin their families as couples, with plans and programs that will allow them both their individual hobbies and large amounts of “family time”. When their children scrape a knee their first cry is “MOMMY-DADDY”! That’s the way it should be. ------------ About the Author: Michael John McCrae has contributed over 500 articles to Useless-Knowledge.com. Email: macswordV@hotmail.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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