With the COVID-19 thing happening all over the wold, and the United States doing everything it can to break the cycle of infection, lots of school districts are closed. This is a prudent course to stem the cycle of this disease.
But, there are cries everywhere that kids aren't being fed, because they are dependent on school lunches for basic nutrition. And, school districts are standing up to provide those lunches in many innovative ways.
Let me preface this by saying that this is not the children's fault. We should feed kids, whenever we have the opportunity. But, I hold in utter contempt a parent who is unwilling to make whatever sacrifice is necessary to feed their own children. Utter Contempt.
In this day and age of government assistance, we have SNAP, local food banks, and all manner of help for folks who are in a situational emergency. But, parents should still feed their kids. This is very basic. It is the parent's responsibility to feed their children. A parent can still raise a garden, or keep backyard chickens, or even raise beef. It takes forethought and planning, and may require that you get out of your comfort zone and make hard choices, but the simple fact is that a parent is responsible for feeding their children, and I hold in utter contempt any parent who refuses to take that responsibility.
If a parent has air-conditioning, a television, and a cell phone, they ain't poor. Those three are luxuries. So, if you are living in luxury, feed your kids.
In this day and age I'd quibble about the cell phone not being a necessity. A $50 prepaid account and simple smart phone gets you telephone, email, and internet. My landline runs $50, my very cheap but good internet is $40 a month. Don't need to buy a computer for all that. Even a homeless guy trying to a job has a chance since a lot of job applications as well as interviewing are done on line anymore. I used to think that cell phone was a luxury too until I saw what current job hunting is like. On the other hand, lots of these poor people manage to have fancier cell phones than I do.
ReplyDeleteI've never understood why schools are responsible for feeding kids. Parents should be responsible for ensuring that their children are fed. School lunch programs went from being an offered service for a price, to an entitlement. The school system where I live is DELIVERING meals to homes since the schools shut down. That's insanity.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous. Generally we agree. Cell phones are marvelous devices, but if that $50 prepaid keeps you from buying food for your family,it's a luxury you can't afford.
ReplyDeleteThe homeless guy I have no problem with. He's not feeding kids.
Personal responsibility is smacking a LOT of parents right between the running lights right now. And not all of them are stepping up...
ReplyDeleteHungry children should eat their parents !
ReplyDeleteWhy should they.....there is always going to be someone that will help them.....the response I got when I aksed someone(yep that's the correct spelling...)
ReplyDeleteSteve
If you Breed THEM you Feed Them Simple as THAT
ReplyDeletePawpaw said:
ReplyDelete" A parent can still raise a garden, or keep backyard chickens, or even raise beef. It takes forethought and planning, and may require that you get out of your comfort zone and make hard choices...."
And there lies the problem, in bold. These are parents only in the biological sense.
Maybe Margaret Sanger was correct: they deserve reproductive sterilization.