that kids these days are doing badly in school because the moms work and don't have time for the kids. I'm not sure what the consensus opinion of the governor is in Mississippi, but I suppose he must be well liked by most since he was elected. Apparently he's not afraid to express opinions that are not "politically correct".
In this case, I totally agree with him, but Mutt may be the only person on here who agrees with me. I think kids need a mom's nurturing when they're young and that's next to impossible to do if she'd gone all the time.
Nevermind whether or not this is being PC, what about the way it portrays half of the voting public? His comments put the burden on women, which is shortsighted. Blaming women, especially moms, for their child's education difficulties should not be tolerated.
It is NOT a man's place to work and it is NOT a woman's place to raise the children. It is the parent's responsibility, together, to make sure the family is safe, cared for, and educated. Whatever is required to accomplish those things should be applauded.
Unfortunately, many times one of the 3 things needs to take a back seat, and it all too often becomes the child's education. In order to provide safe living and care, often times both parents have to work. And in Mississippi, there are simply too many single parents(most all being mothers) to say its the mother's fault their child is doing poorly in school because they work. That is just a no win position to put single mothers in. They are already stretched thin and typically struggle to balance everything for their family-to then place the responsibility on them for their child doing poorly accomplishes nothing.
I am sure the single mom knows damn well that their taking time away from 1 on 1 child time has an affect on the child's education. But something has to break and its either work less and spend more time with the kid, which means worse housing situation or less financial stability. Or work more which means a higher chance of safety and financial stability for the family.
The real issues here are:
- The desire by parents to give everything they can to their kids, both material and experience, which costs $ and forces both parents to work.
- The desire by parents to have more stuff for themselves and their family to enjoy in the fleeting hours each week when all are together, which costs $ and forces both parents to work.
- The reality that 1 income is not an option in most parts of the country(Mississippi excluded in many areas, included in some) to live an average life, not even an extravegant one.
- 1 income reduces the ability to pay for future costs such as college, healthcare, and retirement. With these all rising at huge rates, 2 incomes better the odds of attaining the necessary financial levels for future spending.
- In single parent households, the father is largely absent. Fixing this systemic social issue will help education levels all across the country.
Yes the families maybe not having more kids than they can reasonably handle on 1 income would help, but that would leave most families(with the exception of the very well off) struggling later in life when their nestegg is small and cant sustain the retirement years.
Yes women could stop having kids with guys they arent actually committed to. No argument from me, I cant even imagine this actually happening to me, but hey, im uncool and dont hit the discos on the weekend. Until this happens though, the women are the heads of many households and simply dont need more weight on their shoulders.
Yes men could stop having kids with women they arent actually committed to. And just as important- they could not be total asses and instead they could actually help financially support their kid(s). THAT is where a lot of blame needs to be placed, at the foot of asses who arent involved in the lives of their kids, both emotionally involved and finanically involved.
