Entitlement, privilege, humility and gratitude

It could be the city or some charity that owns the motel and turned into apartments for the homeless. There are several around Gainesville and the city just bought a motel to convert to add more places. There is even one dedicated to veterans.

My first thought is where is the father? If he ain't dead, but a deadbeat, they need to find his ass and put him to work supporting those kids. Mom may have a job and starting over. This hopefully is just a transitional period for her.

The fact is there are 1000s of people in the same situation and you can't save all of them. Dropping $100 or $1000 in her hands probably won't change anything for her. If she wants a job, there are plenty of resources to help her. Hopefully, she will pull herself up and get her kids out of that situation. Many others have done it before her. But, unless you plan on raising those kids, getting involved is a bad idea.

We need to change our laws regarding deadbeat dads. These guys find under-the-table jobs or switch jobs as soon as the courts find they are employed to avoid paying child support and helping the mother. Move out of state in hopes they can't be found. Some are just plain drunks or drug users. We need to put ankle monitors on them and force them to get jobs or go to work farms where they work and the money is sent to the kids. The courts would scream it is cruel punishment, but having kids and abandoning them is just as cruel, in my opinion.

I hate sperm donors who won't take care of their kids.