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Uncomfortable Truths about Family Breakdown; Children without married parents miss out on more than just income.
Topic Started: Dec 29 2013, 02:16 AM (566 Views)
Berton
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As is your conclusion. Again.

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Berton
Dec 29 2013, 09:50 AM
As is your conclusion. Again.

Would you care to explain that with something much more in depth than a false one liner?
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What else is to be said other than that your last conclusion was wrong, just like your guess was wrong. Again

Oh, I see, it is another of your lame attempts at changing the subject. Typical of your as even Pat as pointed out.

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Berton once again just could not avoid the personal insult and attack. He must feel backed into a corner, again. That is another thing that Pat has said is to be expected in his posting.
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How so Colo_crawdad? I answered your question and you in fact have changed the subject. We sure are not discussing it now are we?

Would you like to get back to the subject? I would bet not.

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I never left the original subject as raised by both the article and your personal comment on that subject. Now, if you would like to rettrn your posts to that original subject it would be fine with me, but I'll bet you won't.
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"People learn from experience. In surveys, children of divorce express disapproval of divorce — and the decline in divorce rates since the 1980s suggests they divorce less often than their parents’ generation did."

We can only hope.

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Dec 29 2013, 09:43 AM
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Dec 29 2013, 03:10 AM
Two major causes of single parenting are spousal abuse and child abuse.
To repeat. I guess the article's conclusion of "so it’s at least possible that those most familiar with the ill effects of family disintegration will choose in their own lives to take a different course" and your statement that "We can only hope" were not meant to apply to all. I understand.
It's a major cause Colo but not the major cause. Something like 90% of all black children's parents are not married. So the term "spouse" does not apply. The same can be said for statistically all the women involved.
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Dec 29 2013, 03:33 AM
In the United States

According to a study published in 2011—

1. In 2006, 49% of pregnancies were unintended—a slight increase from 48% in 2001.

2. Among women aged 19 years and younger, more than 4 out of 5 pregnancies were unintended.

3. The proportion of pregnancies that were unintended was highest among teens younger than age 15 years, at 98%.

4. Between 2001 and 2006, the proportion of pregnancies that were unintended—

A. Declined from 89% to 79% among teens aged 15–17 years.
B. Increased from 79% to 83% among women aged 18 and 19 years and from 59% to 64% among women aged 20–24 years.
C. Large increases in unintended pregnancy rates were found among women with lower education, low income, and cohabiting women.


It's near impossible to come from a broken home if you were never born to dysfunctional, uneducated, under educated, and irresponsible women.
IMO this is the source of much of the ills in our society. Drug and mental health issues, crime, low school achievement, high dropout rates. What to do? You can't force people to become committed responsible parents. Those who can't should be encouraged to not procreate IMO. Best way would be through financial incentives.
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Dec 30 2013, 01:02 AM
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Dec 29 2013, 03:33 AM
In the United States

According to a study published in 2011—

1. In 2006, 49% of pregnancies were unintended—a slight increase from 48% in 2001.

2. Among women aged 19 years and younger, more than 4 out of 5 pregnancies were unintended.

3. The proportion of pregnancies that were unintended was highest among teens younger than age 15 years, at 98%.

4. Between 2001 and 2006, the proportion of pregnancies that were unintended—

A. Declined from 89% to 79% among teens aged 15–17 years.
B. Increased from 79% to 83% among women aged 18 and 19 years and from 59% to 64% among women aged 20–24 years.
C. Large increases in unintended pregnancy rates were found among women with lower education, low income, and cohabiting women.


It's near impossible to come from a broken home if you were never born to dysfunctional, uneducated, under educated, and irresponsible women.
IMO this is the source of much of the ills in our society. Drug and mental health issues, crime, low school achievement, high dropout rates. What to do? You can't force people to become committed responsible parents. Those who can't should be encouraged to not procreate IMO. Best way would be through financial incentives.
So pay someone to not get knocked up. I feel at times I fell down the rabbit hole and the mad hatter is chasing me.
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