Have you seen these Parents?

Published on October 20, 2005 By Dr Guy In Current Events

Today, the local rag ran an add by the Department of Social Services listing 49 dead beat parents and their pictures. In case you are wondering, that is where I work.

And the place went bonkers!

Excuse me? While this is the first time for the Old Capital of the Confederacy, they have already done it twice before! Once in Tidewater, and once in Roanoke! And the media did not go gaga over it like they did today! The building was crawling with more broadcast media personnel than employees!

Personally, I think the idea is a great one, and I applaud the head of the Department of Child Support Enforcement for doing it. But people, people, people! They did it twice before! Where were you then? This is not Alaska or texas where the capital may be 2 days drive from the farthest fringes (Just one day). And get a grip! Really! When these dead beats are brought to heal, ANNOUNCE that! That will put the fear of god into the others a lot faster than some lousy pictures!

Sometimes I wonder if the MSM has any intelligence left! Or are just a bunch of lemmings, running to the cliff because the lead lemming has an ear infection.

Comments

Locamama

on Oct 20, 2005

It's too bad that these people can be shamed into paying their child support but doing the right thing by their kids isn't motivation for them. I hope they all are embarassed and start doing the right thing which is supporting the kids they brought into this world. I don't care what your feelings are towards the other parent, there is no excuse for not supporting your children.

Dr Guy

on Oct 20, 2005

I don't care what your feelings are towards the other parent, there is no excuse for not supporting your children.

YOu know, I am one of those. The other parent (not a dead beat). I hate writing the name on the check and I sure wish I could send it to my children (who are much more responsible than her). But I will not stop just because the Ex is a waste of human flesh. Instead of spending it on the kids, she buys a new car! SO maybe that mac and cheese my son tells me about came from god.

But more than hating to write that check, I hate the b-words that make me a second class citizen!

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