PurpleRighteous1 said:

Well taken care of? I don't know about you but personally I think that an education is a HUGE part of taking care of your child - and these kids aren't gettin a proper education.

Teacher said:

Only in Arkansas! I can say this only because my grandma lived there, and I had the unfortunate opportunity to go to that backwards ass state too many times!

gemini13 said:

It's so fucking sad that this shit still happens in the western world to this day.

Teacher said:

You have to visit that place to truly understand just how backwoods it is. In the most remote parts, they're barely out of the civil war era. I'm so not kidding!!

gemini13 said:

Thanks but no thanks.

Teacher said:

Do yourself a big favor and NEVER go there for any reason.

The heat and the humidity are just the tip of the iceberg.

PurpleRighteous1 said:

Well taken care of? I don't know about you but personally I think that an education is a HUGE part of taking care of your child - and these kids aren't getting a proper education.

Teacher said:

Well I don't know exactly what kind of education they're getting, but when I watched they're specials on TV the Bible was not their main textbook as someone else previously stated (if it was I must've missed it). I don't know if that was your point, but that was vibe I was getting, I could be wrong. Besides if they can pass all of the required testing in their state as well as get into college, where the large amount of your education relies on you and not so much what a teacher and a textbook are telling you, then their education is just fine.

Teacher said:

You have to visit that place to truly understand just how backwoods it is. In the most remote parts, they're barely out of the civil war era. I'm so not kidding!!

PurpleRighteous1 said:

And tuition for college, who's going to pay for that? It was I who stated that their main text book is the bible, it was what the article with interviews said. College costs money and it doesn't matter what Jim Bob does for a living (besides fucking), no way will he be able to pay for 1 kid kid going to college, much less 17. It IS irresponsible parenting for so many reasons and between the posters on this thread we've covered most of them. To think differently is very very naïve.

Teacher said:

Jim Bob is a politician. He has a silver tongue. They have $$$$$. I saw the show. THey have no debt, they pay all with cash. The mother teaches them financial saavy in their home schooling. I am very sure that some of the kids will go against the familiy grain, and some will not.

The one thing that I didn't identify with on the special is the groups that their kids hung out with. They were laaarge families too. They were also encouraging the kids to find a life partner...at 15!!!!! shit!!!!

PurpleRighteous1 said:

Well taken care of? I don't know about you but personally I think that an education is a HUGE part of taking care of your child - and these kids aren't gettin a proper education.

KatSkrizzle said:

Naive? What makes you think these people are poor or that all the kids even want to go to college? They have money. Did you see that gigantic house they built? They couldn't do that without money. Do you see how much they spend on groceries? She no paying for it with a bridge card either.

And as far as their education, I believe they are home schooled. WIth home schooling, they still have to pass tests and have all of that ok'd with the school board and government. So it seems that the mother is making sure that they get their education as well as learn the bible. Why is that wrong or irresponsible? They are not bothering you or anybody else. It would be different if they were on welfare

You people judge too much

Smooches;)

KatSkrizzle said:

Naive? What makes you think these people are poor or that all the kids even want to go to college? They have money. Did you see that gigantic house they built? They couldn't do that without money. Do you see how much they spend on groceries? She no paying for it with a bridge card either.

And as far as their education, I believe they are home schooled. WIth home schooling, they still have to pass tests and have all of that ok'd with the school board and government. So it seems that the mother is making sure that they get their education as well as learn the bible. Why is that wrong or irresponsible? They are not bothering you or anybody else. It would be different if they were on welfare

You people judge too much

Smooches;)

KatSkrizzle said:

Naive? What makes you think these people are poor or that all the kids even want to go to college? They have money. Did you see that gigantic house they built? They couldn't do that without money. Do you see how much they spend on groceries? She no paying for it with a bridge card either.

And as far as their education, I believe they are home schooled. WIth home schooling, they still have to pass tests and have all of that ok'd with the school board and government. So it seems that the mother is making sure that they get their education as well as learn the bible. Why is that wrong or irresponsible? They are not bothering you or anybody else. It would be different if they were on welfare

You people judge too much

Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

Having enough money for things doesn't make you smart either.

gemini13 said:

DUDE!!!! Why am I getting thrown under the bus? I wasn't judging...I said they have money, no debt, the mother teaches the kids to be financially saavy? WHY did I get thrown into this? Just cause I said I don't think that you should be looking for a life partner at 15? SHIT!!!

China bans insensitive birth control slogans
'One more baby means one more tomb' among those no longer allowed


BEIJING - China has banned crude and insensitive slogans promoting the country's 'one-child' family planning policy, such as "Raise fewer babies but more piggies," which have stoked anger in rural areas, state media said Sunday.
China's 28-year-old family planning policy limits most urban couples to just one child and allows some families in the countryside to have a second child if their first is a girl.

Critics say that has led to forced abortions and sterilizations and a dangerously imbalanced sex ratio due to the traditional preference for male heirs, which has prompted countless families to abort female fetuses in hopes of getting boys.

The policy continues to engender anger and resentment, especially among farmers in the countryside, because of the sometimes brutal methods used to enforce it, such as heavy fines and the seizure of property. Local authorities themselves face demotions, criticism or the loss of jobs if they fail to hit population targets.

The National Population and Family Planning Commission said it was striking insensitive slogans promoting the policy in order to dispel the impression the government was "simply forcing people to give up having more babies, causing misunderstanding (of) the policy and even tarnishing the image of the government," the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Xinhua said uncouth slogans also threatened to undermine China's efforts to keep the population under control. It paraphrased the family planning commission as saying such "low-quality slogans" could lead to "public complaint and resentment."

Harsh slogans
Among the slogans that were forbidden were "One more baby means one more tomb" and "Houses toppled, cows confiscated, if abortion demand rejected." Such slogans are often found painted on roadside buildings in rural areas.
The planning commission issued a list of 190 acceptable slogans, such as "Mother earth is too tired to sustain more children" and "Both boys and girls are parents' hearts."

The government contends the one-child policy has helped prevent at least 300 million births — about the size of the U.S. population — and aided China's rapid economic development.

But it has also been the cause of recent protests.
In May, thousands of farmers in southern Guangxi province rioted to protest fines they said were imposed "arbitrarily and brutally" against people who had more children than allowed under the policy, state media reported. Authorities detained 28 people after the incident.

Media reports said all public servants in the province's Bobai county had been ordered to collect fines from people who violated the policy. If violators failed to pay within three days, their homes would be demolished and their belongings seized.

One villager said some fees were as high as $1,300 — an unmanageable amount for an area where most annual incomes were only $130.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20135338/

MoniGram said:

they can make their own nikes!

and on the flip side.. .. ..

The show, "Inside Edtion" did a segment on the family today, the couple said they wanted more kids. When will they stop? The family thrives on the attention, and the media gives it to them.

That's irresponsible parenting.

Jezebel said:

her poor vagina must not have any muscle tone left.