) Many of these girls come from homes where the parents are poor and work blue collar, minimum wage jobs. Or they come from single parent homes where the parent draws welfare. The girls have the babies, keep the babies, and follow in the same pattern as the parents. They don't go to college, they may not even get a GED. 
The battery died in Gary's Jimmy & there is something wrong with the left front side(I guess it is shaking bad). I had to give a urine sample at the hospital today. I thought whatever I had was gone, but nope. So we will see what the results say. Plus I have my dental issues going on.
This all is taking money that I was not planning on be taken. So Gary & I will unfortunately be discussing whether the March trip is a good idea or not.
So not a happy day in the Corbin household today
I am being flamed on the CB for saying teenage mothers perpetuate the cycle of poverty in Texas. Um, hello? THEY DO!
When a high school girl in Texas gets pregnant it is no big deal, because TONS of them are already pregnant. (One high school on the news the other day has EIGHTY pregnant girls!
They aren't getting good jobs, paying taxes, etc. They are running to the ER with the baby because they have no insurance, drawing welfare, WIC, etc. and trying to survive on whatever low wages they can earn. In the meantime, they are having MORE babies.
Are there some who don't follow that pattern? Yes. Are they common? NO. Obviously SOME teen moms manage to do OK for themselves, especially if they don't come from an impoverished background. But the poor ones tend to stay poor. It is what it is, and it isn't just my opinion. It is fact. Being offended by the truth doesn't make it not true.
That's why I said they PERPETUATE the cycle of poverty. They repeat the same mistakes they saw growing up, and it goes on and on. I didn't say all teen mothers are the solitary cause of poverty.
Debbie-I am sorry about the possibility of job repositioning....I have found that A LOT of companies are thinking that they can save costs by hiring people at a very low pay to do our level work. What they don't figure is how often they have to RE-hire and train when they do that.
Janet-I am sorry the March trip isn't looking like it will happen.
Wal-Mart and Walgreens are very good at destroying their local competition. (I will be honest and say that we haven't had a local pharmacy in years though)
I had a lovely 2 hour lunch with my friend (where it was confirmed Miss Tattle Tale's BFF is the new office manager) and came home to a voice mail from an acquaintance (she is the Admin. for Discovery Job Network...a place that has sponsors and offers job support groups and lists jobs....LUMC was a sponsor and I was the main contact there....long story shorter, she helped me retool my resume and cover letter skills) that she felt she had just received a job where I was a very good fit.I just sent my resume to the gentleman.
While it wouldn't be the best job (it's only part time right now) it's good to know that networking works!!
I hope you get the job, even if it is only part time, it's money I am being flamed on the CB for saying teenage mothers perpetuate the cycle of poverty in Texas. Um, hello? THEY DO!
When a high school girl in Texas gets pregnant it is no big deal, because TONS of them are already pregnant. (One high school on the news the other day has EIGHTY pregnant girls!
They aren't getting good jobs, paying taxes, etc. They are running to the ER with the baby because they have no insurance, drawing welfare, WIC, etc. and trying to survive on whatever low wages they can earn. In the meantime, they are having MORE babies.
Are there some who don't follow that pattern? Yes. Are they common? NO. Obviously SOME teen moms manage to do OK for themselves, especially if they don't come from an impoverished background. But the poor ones tend to stay poor. It is what it is, and it isn't just my opinion. It is fact. Being offended by the truth doesn't make it not true.
That's why I said they PERPETUATE the cycle of poverty. They repeat the same mistakes they saw growing up, and it goes on and on. I didn't say all teen mothers are the solitary cause of poverty.
It is a vicious cycle.
Being offended by the truth doesn't make it not true.
The battery died in Gary's Jimmy & there is something wrong with the left front side(I guess it is shaking bad). I had to give a urine sample at the hospital today. I thought whatever I had was gone, but nope. So we will see what the results say. Plus I have my dental issues going on.
This all is taking money that I was not planning on be taken. So Gary & I will unfortunately be discussing whether the March trip is a good idea or not.
So not a happy day in the Corbin household today
for you!
And if there is any DDA pixiedust remaining, I could use a little. Rumor has it that IBM will be cutting 16,000 world-wide around Jan 23rd. We haven't heard anything specific, so I'm trying not to panic too much (and yet still panicking!). This is one time, I wish we weren't single-income.
I hope your job is secure.WalMart is truly evil. They were the nail in the coffin of the locally-owned grocery chain DH used to work for. He actually interviewed with them because they were recruiting HEAVILY. They paint a very rosy picture, but then you find out the truth AFTER they hire you. Luckily DH's friend's DW was a store manager and she gave him a peek at all of the insurance paperwork.The coverage was so bad we wouldn't have even opted in. We would have had to buy private health insurance.
DH's friend did go to work for them, and after 90 days or whatever they demoted him and cut his salary. I really do not care for their practices!
Oh Janet, I am sorry to hear this. I know you were looking forward to it.Thank you all for the hugs
As hard as it may be, I am 99% sure we won't be going. We will lose out on the airfare though unless Airtran changes our flights drastically & I doubt that will happen.
I knew money was tight with all the remodeling going on, but with the 4/3 deal I thought we could make it happen. It just seems like one thing after the other has been happening lately. I know this is the responsible thing to do, but it still makes me feel defeated.
Sending you that mo more surprise expenses turn up.Jennifer, they are just precious angels. Beautiful pictures.Oh, a few shots turned out fine. It was just all the rest of the crap I ranted about on the blog.... overall, it certainly was a waste of time and money. Still, the few I have make me smile
I agree, too, that they are growing so quickly!
Sending some your way.
And if there is any DDA pixiedust remaining, I could use a little. Rumor has it that IBM will be cutting 16,000 world-wide around Jan 23rd. We haven't heard anything specific, so I'm trying not to panic too much (and yet still panicking!). This is one time, I wish we weren't single-income.
It's been a long day here. The kids are all taking turns being my least favorite!
I am being flamed on the CB for saying teenage mothers perpetuate the cycle of poverty in Texas. Um, hello? THEY DO!
When a high school girl in Texas gets pregnant it is no big deal, because TONS of them are already pregnant. (One high school on the news the other day has EIGHTY pregnant girls!
They aren't getting good jobs, paying taxes, etc. They are running to the ER with the baby because they have no insurance, drawing welfare, WIC, etc. and trying to survive on whatever low wages they can earn. In the meantime, they are having MORE babies.
Are there some who don't follow that pattern? Yes. Are they common? NO. Obviously SOME teen moms manage to do OK for themselves, especially if they don't come from an impoverished background. But the poor ones tend to stay poor. It is what it is, and it isn't just my opinion. It is fact. Being offended by the truth doesn't make it not true.
That's why I said they PERPETUATE the cycle of poverty. They repeat the same mistakes they saw growing up, and it goes on and on. I didn't say all teen mothers are the solitary cause of poverty.
