Think of the children!!

I think anyone (God willing) can have a child but it takes alot more to be a parent. It is a privilege to become a parent. That child (or those children) depend solely on their parents for their basic needs (shelter and food/water) and guidance in this world. I don't think a child deserves an alcoholic parent or one that just lives for the next bottle, pill, joint, line, or rock. One that won't even get out there and look for work. One that gets child support from the other parent just to spend it on booze to drink their troubles away and cigarettes. If I had only $5 to my name and no food in the house, my kid would have a meal and not go out and buy a pack of cigarettes. Yea, life isn't easy for a single mom. Nobody ever said it was but too many people have done it and have done a fine job doing it! While back, I called the other parent of this child to let him know what the mother of their child was doing and he was shocked and upset. Just recently, she lost temorary custody of her daughter and is fighting to get her back. She is blaming me for losing her daughter. I think if she did nothing wrong in the first place she would have never lost her. I think we ALL (myself included) need to take responsibility for our own actions and not look for someone else to blame constantly when things go wrong. I have never claimed to be the perfect parent. I have done things I'm not proud when it comes to raising my children but i'm sure every parent has had regrets or wished they'd done things differently. I never want to see a child taken from their mother unless it's for the best interest/welfare of the child(ren) and in this case I truly believed it was. I hope this child lives the life she rightfully deserves and that the mother of this child finally gets her act together and grows the hell up! :)