Mama Carol

I'm sure my school bus driver friends will be interested to hear that.

I do. Apparently this non-custodial parent has found a way to not pay the price.

That is a very wise friend you had. I totally agree with that. BabeCake, know that there are a number of us on here who have been down that road. It isn't an easy road. We all wish a safe journey for your daughter. And as my friend LPPT said, don't be a doormat. That's a lot easier said then done, believe me. But you won't be doing your daughter any good by being a doormat either. She needs to know that you love her and will protect her but you can't, nor should you, protect her from herself. Not now that she is an adult anyway. They will always be our babies. Heck, I worry abo

Then there are the non-custodial parents who manage to get out of paying out a single dime.

My guess, as the mom of three girls and who was once a young person in love, she has taken off with her boyfriend and is at the beach. She likely made up the story of spending the night with her friend, while ignoring the fact that the friend should be in on it to cover for her. She expects to waltz back in the house and to her job as though nothing happened. Boyfriend probably wanted to go to the beach or somewhere and she wanted to go with her. When she comes back, let her know that the driveway is for people who live there to park in and that she needs to move her car. Unless it'

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this. Absolutely. She has to deal with the consequences of her actions. You can worry about her and all that will happen is you will tear yourself up inside. She apparently left of her own free will, she's an adult, so let her be. Been there, done that, got the two t-shirts from the experiences.

Just keep in mind that there was a man attacked and beaten on the Silver Comet Trail near Powder Springs a couple of years ago. Nobody is immune.

Anyone who carries a gun does not do so because they are afraid. They have little or nothing to fear because they carry.

Makes two of us. And I would prefer to text them and ask for a different route. Costs me less to text than to talk.

Yes, and what I quoted above is from YOU.

My husband would not be sitting across the room from me right now had it not been for a motorcycle helmet. He would never have seen our youngest be born either. He had a motorcycle accident when I was 6 months pregnant and landed on the hood of a car with his head. If he had not had a helmet, he would have been killed.

Since the discussion is about a woman with 16 kids, perhaps this statement is what lead me to "come up with that": You have cast a wide net and made it appear that all women who have more than the standard 2.7 children is a "working the system" and has no morals or ambitions in life. I think this goes far beyond a women just working the system and living off the state and the generosity of others. Although obviously she does and she is. Like LPPT says she mostly likely grew up like this and this how she believes life is suppose to work. She has no morals no ambitions in life and proba

Solution: put a cap on how many kids "welfare" will pay for. Put a cap on how many family members can be covered by Medicaid. The state can go after the dads for child support FIRST and then provide assistance. Mom doesn't give up name of baby daddy, she doesn't get money for those kids from the state. Naturally, some things such as WIC can be received without having to name the baby daddy but other things like direct support per child should not be done until the lowlife who helped create the child is held responsible. And I don't care about the color of your skin, how many kids y

I've wondered that same thing. The article I read said that things began to fall apart for her when baby daddy #3 was arrested.

I have a friend who is also always armed. At least one on his person, one in the vehicle and one in his tool chest. At home, he has one in every room. He believes in being prepared. He travels a quite in his job and from time to time he has found himself in a less than safe part of town. He has received training in firearms safety, is an excellent marksman (thanks to the training he received in the military) and would love to become a certified instructor. He told me that the last time we saw each other he had two firearms on his person. I never saw them.

She has 16 kids therefore she has allowed men to manipulate her, she has no morals, no ambition and probably little education. The mother of my former co-worker had 13 kids. She was active in her church, finished college in addition to being a mother to an every growing family, was widowed with about a half dozen kids, has worked as a nurse in the Arctic with Eskimos and if her oldest daughter is any indication, wouldn't allow a man to manipulate her in any way, shape, form or fashion. Talk about throwing a wide net. BTW, apparently Florida has a family cap on how many kids

Are you advocating that they teach sex education in school? Heavens knows if people understood where babies come from, they might actually stop before they get to 16. BTW, isn't there a limit to how many children you can have and still get full support for all of them from the government? I thought I read that the limit was 5. Maybe I dreamed it.

29 states require some form of training before issuing carry permits. Since 29 is more than half of 50, sounds like that might be more the norm than no training being required. Many convicted felons already are buying and carrying firearms. They don't do it legally but then again, since they are CONVICTED FELONS why would anyone expect them to obey the law?

Ah, they generally are. It's the criminals, the ones WITHOUT the permits who are insane, irresponsible, have bad intentions and have no freakin' clue how to use a firearm (or why). I don't know about all states, but I can tell you from personal experience that it is NOT easy to get a carry permit in Florida. It's expensive and it's time consuming. Here, you don't just show up at the courthouse, pay your $75 and fill out an index card size application.

I began carrying pepper spray when my grown daughter was accosted in broad daylight in downtown Austell, virtually within sight of the police station. She also started carrying pepper spray at that same time. I carried mine in a few times when I went on interviews, depending on where the business was located. My daughter continued to carry hers as long as they lived in Austell as she frequently walked and/or jogged. My husband would not agree to me walking on the Silver Comet alone and did not want me riding a bike if I couldn't keep up with him. When he was riding his bike all the tim

I totally agree. I worked with a woman earlier this year who was the oldest of 13 kids. Her mom managed to get a college education in the middle of having all those kids. There is 22 years age difference between the oldest and the youngest. Not sure how old her mom was when my former co-worker was born but I'm guessing very early 20s and possibly 18 or 19. And she STILL managed to get a college degree and support her kids. Glad you're enjoying life down there in the southern part of this magnificent state. BTW, I loved that red convertible. That was a beautiful car.

His/her stocks are doing better. Remember? On another note about the economy. There are jobs out there, for sure. Unfortunately, there are 500 other equally qualified or better qualified applicants for every job out there. The jobs pay less than they did 10 years ago when you actually get hired. Everyone who is tired of the Atlanta job market, come to the Gulf Coast. Where I live we have manufacturers coming in almost weekly, with good paying jobs. Mobile is booming, too. Granted, if you're in Mobile you have to put up with the heat and humidity but that's why Willis Carrier i

Unless you're paying El Zorro to work or you're married to him/her, how they spend their leisure time is none of your business. And if you don't want to read their posts, DON'T. Maybe I'm just extra grouchy right now but somehow your being "troubled" by the way El Zorro or anyone else spends their time just rubs me the wrong way.

LOL. Might have.

Probably didn't leave them in the car more than a minute or two then.