Boy, doesn't this sound familiar? Except in this case it's a hospital instead of an animal shelter:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,428022,00.html

Guy DUMPS nine kids and walks off scott-free. They won't even release his name because, of course, we have to consider his feelings and his rights. Nevermind those poor abandoned kids who are old enough to know what's happened to them and who never asked for the lame-@$$ father that they got.

Un-frickin-believable.

I don't believe what I just read.

The parents "decided they didn't want to be parents anymore" I can't believe the selfishness. Take some responsibility.

Not to mention that senator saying "it's an easy way out for the caregiver" like it's a good thing!

I know it's really hard for people sometimes but come on.

I maintain the viewpoint that people should have to pass certain tests to reproduce. I guess that does take away some of our freedoms, but damn, this kind of story is disgusting to me. You have certain standards to live up to to adopt dogs/ puppies from some breeders, but anyone can just spawn and then walk away when it doesn't fit their life anymore. So now two people produced 9 kids who will in all probability end up just like their dead-beat parents. And the cycle continues...

I'm sure that many people will be outraged by the lack of accountability for the parents/sperm/egg donors, but which would you rather read about? Someone who leaves their healthy, unharmed kids someplace safe, or someone who kills their child and then leaves the body in the trunk of their car, or drowns their 5 kids in the bathtub, or keeps their disabled daughter laying in her own excrement until they have starved her to death (all these have been in the news), and it goes on and on enough to make me cry.

I would rather have these precious kids someplace safe than to have them stay with an abusive or neglectful parent who got tired of their kids, or was mentally unstable, and abused or killed them.

I would rather see these parents walk away from their kids than the alternative of seeing them prosecuted for murder or abuse if they keep custody of them.

The ideal home would be for these kids two have a loving mom and dad who are there for them, but that just does not happen all the time.

I agree with Stephanie 100%. I mean jeez, it's not like we are an endangered species or anything. I really wish our society would condone and encourage childlessness. Unfortunately it's more the opposite, couples are pitied or looked at as if they they are somehow "less than" or defective for not reproducing. Peter and I didn't have kids (our choice), but always and forever the first thing out of most peoples mouths when they find out we are childless is "oh, I'm so sorry" or "what a shame" or "you would have made such great parents". You should see the looks of shocked horror when we tell them we prefer dogs. I think most working/sport dog breeders take more time to consider a breeding than most couples take to decide to breed themselves.

 Quote: Debbie Bruce

... I would rather have these precious kids someplace safe than to have them stay with an abusive or neglectful parent who got tired of their kids, or was mentally unstable, and abused or killed them. ... I would rather see these parents walk away from their kids than the alternative of seeing them prosecuted for murder or abuse if they keep custody of them. ...

A big ditto here. It might be the only responsible thing some parents do.

Susan, i couldn't agree with you more.

Im 38 and have no desire to have any kids. Friends and family are constantly questioning me why I don't want them.
They will always say to me "You'ld change your mind if you had one"
and I always say to them "what if I don't? What would happen if I had a kid and still didn't feel that desire to be a mother, then what....would you take the baby and raise it for me?"
That generally shuts them up.

I always say, just because I CAN have a baby, doesn't mean I have to.

I have to chime in here too. These people ARE going to find a way out of parenthood, so, is this not the best alternative?

As for me, I don't have any, don't want any, am now to old to think about it. My dogs are all of the responsibility that I want nd I planned my life that way. When I need a break they CAN go in their crates. Just thinking about the idea of being responsible 24/7 for kids for a minimum of 18 years makes feel as if I would go crazy. More time needs to be spent in school stressing what is really involved in reproducing.

Humans have choices; dogs do not. That is why I will throw my $$$$ behind dog rescue etc. long before any of the obligatory news stories begging for $$$ because some half ass parent screwed up. If you choose to have them you deal with it; don't put it on me or my checkbook. s for the title of this thread; I DO like dogs soooooooooo much better than the average person.

Yeah, I like kids okay I enjoy them whenever I have occasion to be around them, but for the life of me I can't figure out why anyone would want one. Oh well, as they say different strokes.....

The children in the article maybe some of the lucky ones to escape the vicious cycle that plagues so much of society today. Dead beat, wasted, and criminal parents that pass on their collective small world view wisdom to the children, who in turn carry the smoldering stinking torch to the next generation.
My guess though is that the end of the story will go something like: In about 5 or 6 years when the children are just starting to learn some values and seeing their place in the world as a good thing, the parent will come back into the picture to reclaim their natural parental rights. Big court battle insues, the kids lives get turned topsy turvy AGAIN, and once more the beat will march on......and on, and on, and on.....
It never seems to change.

One can only hope it will change for these children. It'll be a win for the good guys. With only about a gazillion to go.

Randy

 Quote: Gayle Balaban

I have to chime in here too. These people ARE going to find a way out of parenthood, so, is this not the best alternative?

As for me, I don't have any, don't want any, am now to old to think about it. My dogs are all of the responsibility that I want nd I planned my life that way. When I need a break they CAN go in their crates. Just thinking about the idea of being responsible 24/7 for kids for a minimum of 18 years makes feel as if I would go crazy. More time needs to be spent in school stressing what is really involved in reproducing.

Humans have choices; dogs do not. That is why I will throw my $$$$ behind dog rescue etc. long before any of the obligatory news stories begging for $$$ because some half ass parent screwed up. If you choose to have them you deal with it; don't put it on me or my checkbook. s for the title of this thread; I DO like dogs soooooooooo much better than the average person.

The children here had absolutely NO choice. They did not ask to be born.

Good thing your parents didn't think the way you do, huh? However, I am glad you decided not to have children.