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Why have people romanticized the poor so much?  I grew up with teen parents, food from the food bank, sleeping on a mattress in the front room, bathing in the kitchen sink, parents then divorced, etc.  Often the poor choices made by these parents in their own lives translate into bad parenting.  [b]More resources will not change that.
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 I wish society would develop the will to "break the cycle".  We are not doing kids any favors by leaving them in these situations.[/quote]

Why wouldn't more resources change that? It stands to reason that a given person is a better parent if they don't have to worry about where the next meal is coming from and whether they'll have a roof over their head next week than if they do.[/quote]

You're thinking about this from the point of view of an UMC white woman.  These are poor teenage girls (of all races) making the decision of whether or not to have kids.

They aren't putting aside money for the future because their basics are covered or saving for college - what teen does that?  They're trying to get as much free stuff as they can and of they have any extra, it's for clubbing/nails/hair.

They aren't realizing that while in the immediate future, they are getting more public assistance when they have more babies, it doesn't 'pay off' in the long run.[/quote]

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