Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
...and if you can't handle that kind of responsibility - don't be a parent!. (-_-) I feel your pain guys, and I've seen more than my fair share of awful parenting.
Im not sure its always as easy as that Gok. I know where your coming from and agree- however some people kinda find themselves becoming parents in some cases. Our first son was not planned (not all forms of contraception are 100% effective) so naturally it was quite a shock!

So here you are becoming a parent with less than 9 months to get used to it! I did get used to it but i wouldnt say it was easy!

I dont like to credit myself but i think im a pretty good dad.

I guess its unfortunate that there are some people who dont care about contraception and create a life that is basically not wanted- they just think they are stuck with the kid and go with it much to their dislike ( I think the woman i spoke about may be in this category but i could be wrong). Then on another hand similar sort of people just keep having the kids because they can get money from the government.

I can imagine you would see plenty of sad cases at your school. Ive got friends/ family in the teaching profession that mention sad examples all the time.
I would assume you (Gok) have done all the child protection/ mandate reporting because of your job and must find it difficult at times to work out whos got issues and who hasnt. Ive done all that stuff through my role as a Scout leader and unfortunately i have been involved with child protection incidents and its not fun. Its sad that kids are put in these situations.