Baltimore riots

[GPK]

How can you not love the mother that came out, found her son taking part in the riots, and smacked his punk ass around in front of everyone?

https://gma.yahoo.com/baltimore-mom-...opstories.html

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by GPK

How can you not love the mother that came out, found her son taking part in the riots, and smacked his punk ass around in front of everyone?

https://gma.yahoo.com/baltimore-mom-...opstories.html

That was pretty awesome!!

[GPK]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

That was pretty awesome!!

Seems more of those kids looting and rioting need a mother like her.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GPK

Seems more of those kids looting and rioting need a mother like her.

Every kid needs a mother like her.

I was lucky, I had a mother and a grandmother like her.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Every kid needs a mother like her.

I was lucky, I had a mother and a grandmother like her.

I likewise had a mother like her, even with my limited intelligence, I figured out pretty quickly that my actions had consequences!

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Every kid needs a mother like her.

And a father?

72 percent of African-American children are born out of wedlock. I'm old enough to remember when that stat could never have been imagined. I wonder what changed?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by OldDog

And a father?

72 percent of African-American children are born out of wedlock. I'm old enough to remember when that stat could never have been imagined. I wonder what changed?

More than half of births to American women younger than 30 are outside marriage, research has found.

And across all ages, a staggering four in ten women are not married when they have children.


The data shows the fastest growth in the past 20 years is among white women in their 20s with some college education but no four-year degree.



not sure, but it's no longer a race thing, since all demographics are seeing an increase in that statistic.
on the other hand, out of wedlock doesn't automatically mean 'no father'.
i'd think one of the biggest reasons for the change is more women are self sufficient, and no longer see marriage as a necessity, or a prerequisite for having children.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Danzig

More than half of births to American women younger than 30 are outside marriage, research has found.

And across all ages, a staggering four in ten women are not married when they have children.


The data shows the fastest growth in the past 20 years is among white women in their 20s with some college education but no four-year degree.



not sure, but it's no longer a race thing, since all demographics are seeing an increase in that statistic.
on the other hand, out of wedlock doesn't automatically mean 'no father'.
i'd think one of the biggest reasons for the change is more women are self sufficient, and no longer see marriage as a necessity, or a prerequisite for having children.

Good news..

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor...ou_d_know.html

But....perception is still reality for some:

But just because the unwed birth rate is going down doesn't mean that the panic over single motherhood is likely to recede. The majority of Americans believe crime is getting worse, but crime is actually way down since the ’90s. Most Americans also believe teen pregnancy is on the rise, when in fact it's in a sharp decline. So we'll probably continue to hear about how single mothers are responsible for every social ill imaginable.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GPK

How can you not love the mother that came out, found her son taking part in the riots, and smacked his punk ass around in front of everyone?

https://gma.yahoo.com/baltimore-mom-...opstories.html

strict is good.
that said, it kills me when people point at the parent when a child screws up. when they are adults, they're responsible for their actions, not me. i did my best!
note, none are in jail-but if they were, it wasn't because i didn't teach them right.