and pray they don’t grow up to be me....

"and i saw God cry in the reflection of my enemies

and all the lovers with no time for me

and all of the mothers raised their babies to stay away from me...."

ayo

I am officially posting my first blog from my new sk/lx and I just gotta say goddam-you gotta love technology.

do i think i'm better than

losers who are 28 with no education, no job, no future, and no skills except for *painting*-no matter how "drama-free" they are?

yes. yes i do. thanks so much for asking.

happy birthday little boy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE BOY! YOU'VE GROWN UP SO MUCH!






















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wow...it sure sounds like poetry doesn’t it....

7 DEADLY SINS

Wrath
Who did you last get angry with?
THE MOTHER-IN-LAW.

What is your weapon of choice?
WORDS. I'LL WRAP THEM AROUND YOUR NECK AND CHOKE YOUR ASS.

Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?
HELL YEAH. I DON'T CARE HOW SWOLL YOU ARE-I'VE TAKEN KNOCKS BY BIGGER AND BETTER.

How about the same sex?
YA' HEARD. BITCHES AIN'T SHIT. EVEN IF THEY WEIGH 400 POUNDS AND HAVE A HYPHENATED LAST NAME.

Who was the last person who got really angry at you?
IUNO. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME-I SUGGEST YOU KEEP IT TO YOURSELF B/C I HONESTLY GIVE EXACTLY ONE MOTHERFUCKING SHIT.

What is your pet peeve?
LYING. LYING FUCKS UP EVERYTHING. YOU CANNOT RATIONIONALLY MAKE A DECISION WHEN LIES ARE INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY DISTORT REALITY. AND THAT PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF. IF YOU CAN'T BE COMPLETELY HONEST ABOUT IT-DON'T FUCKING DO IT THEN!

Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?
IT'S HARD TO LET THEM GO BUT I KNOW THE GOOD LORD WANTS MY FAITH IN HIM TO SQUARE THINGS HIS WAY-SO AS HARD AS IT IS-I CAN PRAY AND LET IT GO.


Sloth
What is one thing you're suppose to do daily that you haven't?
PLAY WITH MY KIDS

What is the latest you've ever woken up?
MAN-WORK MIDNIGHTS-TIME HAS NO MEANING ROUND HERE

Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't?
FUCKING SO MANY. IF YOU AIN'T ON MYSPACE OR CAN'T GET TEXTS-YOU'RE SHORT CUZ THAT'S HOW I TALK. SHLLEY-ANN DOES COME TO MIND THO.

What is the last lame excuse that you made?
I DON'T MAKE "LAME" EXCUSES-I TELL THE DAMN TRUTH-IF I'M TOO LAZY TO COME I'LL TELL YOU MY ASS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE LEAVING THE COUCH-SO SAD-TO MOTHAFUCKING BAD. I WORK TO MUCH. PAY MY CAR NOTE THIS MONTH-I'LL BE OUT WITH YOU ALL WEEK, BITCHES.

Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?
AND THE ONE AFTER THAT. AND THE ONE AFTER THAT. I'M A NIGHT PERSON AND I'M FUCKED IF I CAN'T FIND THE REMOTE. WHAT?
FUCK. BETWEEN THESE FOUR DAMN KIDS I'M LUCKY I'M ALLOWED TO USE THE REMOTE, EVER!

How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock this morning?
IF BY "SNOOZE BUTTON" YOU MEAN "VAN" THEN SIX. WHAT?!?


Gluttony
What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?
VITAMIN WATER

Are you a meat eater?
HELL YES. NOT JUST "YES". HELL YES. IF THERE'S NO MEAT IT'S A CHUNKY BEVERAGE. YA DIGG?

What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event?
IDK. BUT ALOT. AND I MEAN ALOT,ALOT.

Are you comfortable with your drinking and eating habits?
NOT REALLY. BUT I'M EXTRA YOUNG AND I GOTZ PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK ON MY "HABITS". YAY!YOUTH!

Do you enjoy candy and sweets?
NOT REALLY,

Which do you prefer: sweets, salty foods or spicy foods?
SPICY W/ SALTY A CLOSE SECOND.

Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "lunch"?
HELL NO. IM FAT BUT DAMN COME ON NOW<----------------LMAO SHANIE!


Greed
How many credit cards do you own?
7

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
BE SET FOR LIFE. I'D INVEST WELL-AND I WOULDN'T QUIT WORKING-I'D MAKE SURE I'D BE ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND THAT MY KIDS WOULD HAVE A STARTING POINT FOR WHATEVER CAREER THEY DESIRE.

Would you rather be rich or famous?
FAMOUS. CALL IT BRITNEY SPEARS SYNDROME BUT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED THE WHOLE WORLD TO KNOW WHO THE FUCK I AM.

Would you accept a boring job if it meant that you would make megabucks?
YOU GODDAMNED RIGHT.


Pride
What's one thing that you have done that you're most proud of?
CREATED AND MAINTAINED A FAMILY WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE HELP OR INFLUENCE,

What's one thing you have done that your parents are most proud of?
MOVED OUT?

What thing would you like to accomplish late in your life?
IUNO. I LIVE THIS DAY.

Do you get annoyed by coming in second place?
YES. I AM THE BEST AT EVERYTHING.

Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors?
DOES GRAMMAR SCHOOL COUNT? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! HOW BOUT JOB CORPS? THAT WAS A MASSACRE!

Have you ever cheated to get a better score?
NEVER NEEDED TO. I'D CHEAT TO PASS. NOT TO GET A "GOOD" SCORE-THAT COME NATURAL.

What did you do today that you're proud of?
WATCHING MY BABY GO OUT THE DOOR WITH HER DADDY MADE ME PROUD. THE FACT THAT I MADE HER MAKES ME PROUD EVERY FUCKING DAY-YOU HAVE KNOW IDEA. THIS BRILLIANT, ARTICULATE, LOVING, POLITE, WELL-ADJUSTED CHILD.....SHE IS MY BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MOST PROUDEST MOMENT THUS FAR. NO CONTEST.


Lust
How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies, family, strippers, locker rooms)?
TOO MANY TO GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE NUMBER. DOUBLE DIGITS WITH POSSIBLE TRIPLE.

How many people have seen you naked (not counting physicians, doctors, family, locker rooms, or when you were a young child)?
STILL DOUBLE DIGITS BUT DEFINITELY NOT TRIPLE.

Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a person of your chosen sex during a normal conversation?
LMAO! YES! MORE THAN I'M COMFORTABLE ADMITTING.

What is your favorite body part of a person of your gender choice?
ASS

Have you ever had sexual encounters (including kissing/making out) with multiple persons?
UMMM.....YEAH? CAN YOU SAY FUN? CUZ I CAN. I CAN EVEN SPELL IT...."O-R-G-Y". I FEAR I'VE SAID TOO MUCH......

Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?
NO. BUT I'VE BEEN.....NEVERMIND FORGET IT......


Envy
What item of your friends would you most want to have for your own?
I LOVE CARA'S COUCHES. I WANT EM!

Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with?
HEATHER. SHE'D HAVE MY SHIT ALL ORGANIZED.

If you could be anyone who existed in the world, who would you be?
ME. OR MAYBE I'D BEEN VAN SO I COULD FUCK ME AND SEE WHAT'S THATS LIKE. OR MAYBE I'D BE LESLIE AND FIGURE OUT WHY SHE ACTS AS RETARDED AS SHE DOES.

Have you ever been cheated on?
YES.

Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own?
YEAH.I ALWAYS WANTED A CUTE, LITTLE NOSE.

What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself?
I HAD TO LEARN TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH PEOPLE.....I WISH IT CAME NATURALLY LIKE SOME PEOPLE.


What deadly sin...
Do you do the most often?
PRIDE

Do you do the least often?
ENVY

Is your favorite to act on?
LUST/WRATH-IT'S A TIE. MAYBE LUST.....BUT FUCKING PEOPLE UP CAN BE ALMOST AS GOOD AS SEX........

i’m all obama all day-but something like this could sway my vote today.....

Hillary Clinton's Youth Opportunity Agenda Will Help Low-Income Fathers
By Mike McCormick and Glenn Sacks

It is rare for a major politician to propose well-informed measures about fathers and fatherhood during an election campaign. While Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is not normally a beloved figure in the fatherhood movement, her new Youth Opportunity Agenda reflects a commendable understanding of the problems faced by African-American fathers.

The Urban League's 2006 report on the state of black America concluded that the child support system and its abuses are a major problem for African-American men. The report found that the system represents a large, hidden "tax" on the already meager earnings of many black men. This tax drives some out of their children's lives, and either underground or into crime.

Half of uneducated African American men ages 25-34 are non-custodial fathers. The child support they struggle to pay usually does not go to their children, but instead goes to the state to reimburse the cost of public assistance, including welfare, for the mother and children. This is demoralizing for low-income men struggling to make a difference in their kids' lives. Some of these fathers even live with their children and their children's mothers, yet their wages are still garnisheed to pay child support to the state.

Research shows that allowing the child support to go directly to the custodial parent promotes fathers' bonds with their kids. Federal incentive funds mold the states' child support policies. Clinton pledges to "work with states and counties to ensure that they have support and incentives to pass on every dollar of child support" directly to the men's children.

Many minority noncustodial fathers have spent time in prison, often for nonviolent drug offenses. Under the current system, these men rack up thousands of dollars in child support arrearages while they are incarcerated. Interest accrues rapidly, and upon release many ex-offenders struggle under a staggering debt they could never hope to pay off. Some even return to jail for nonpayment.

To address this problem, Clinton says she will "encourage states to take more realistic, cooperative approaches to managing arrears, so that fathers leaving prison are not immediately saddled with unrealistic payment obligations."

Clinton also recognizes that many states' child support guidelines are excessive, noting:

"Child support payments can represent half of [low-income] men's income, and can provide a strong incentive to work in the underground economy."

According to the Urban League, low-income men in arrears on child support sometimes keep as little as a third of their paychecks.

Clinton's proposals are a good start, but much more needs to be done to address the problems low-income fathers face. Economist Harry Holzer, a co-author of the Urban League report, recommends forgiving the arrearages that low-income fathers owe to the government. While this proposal may not be politically popular, it makes very good policy.

Low-income fathers' arrearages mount in large part because the child support system is impervious to the economic realities low-income fathers face, such as layoffs, wage cuts, chronic unemployment, and work-related injuries. Low-income fathers have very little access to affordable legal help, and an unemployed construction worker usually doesn't have the money to get professional legal assistance to help him get a child support modification. According to an Urban Institute study, less than one in 20 non-custodial parents who suffer substantial income drops are able to get courts to reduce their child support payments.

California's Compromise of Arrears Program provides an example of the type of pragmatic approach these men need. According to a California Judicial Council report, 80% of California child support debtors earn poverty level wages, and over a quarter of the arrears total is interest. Under COAP, these obligors can settle their paper debts to the state for realistic amounts.

Sacramento legislative advocate Michael Robinson of the California Alliance for Families and Children, which worked on the legislation, explains:

"Rather than engaging in the 'we'll crack down on deadbeats' chest-thumping so often employed by politicians, COAP is a common sense, everybody wins solution. Instead of hounding and jailing low income dads, the COAP program allows these dads to provide their children real support, both emotional and financial."

The federal government should use its incentive funds to influence states to institute similar and more extensive programs. The costs of current policies far outweigh the value of the child support collected. Allowing more low-income men to be functional fathers benefits them, their children, and their children's mothers.

Elections usually are a bad time for family policy, as applause lines about punishing "deadbeat dads" are often substituted for rational, informed thinking about fathers and fatherhood. Several candidates have been bashing so-called "deadbeat dads," including Barack Obama, John Edwards, and Bill Richardson. Clinton's proposals are a modest but tangible step forward in addressing the weighty issues low-income dads face.

you know mine are already written and sent

A joint custody resolution is now being considered by the U.S. Senate -- S. Con. Res. 59, introduced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI). It was introduced in the House last Fall -- H. Con. Res. 241, by Reps. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI). The resolutions express the sense of Congress that the states pass more joint custody laws.

WE MUST NOW WORK TO GET THESE RESOLUTIONS PASSED.

You can view the Resolutions on the Library of Congress "Thomas" website. Please write to your House Member something like this in your own words:

Dear Congressmember --- (for House member)

Please co-sponsor H. Con. Res. 241, a resolution that asks the states to pass more joint custody laws. Children do better in school, experience less poverty and less involvement in crime and drugs, when they have two parents in their lives, even in divorce or never-married situations. Joint custody (shared parenting) for fit parents would help assure that more moms and dads, as well as grandparents, are more involved in children's lives. Please let me know if you can co-sponsor H. Con. Res. 241.

Sign your name
then Print your name,
Address, phone number, email address.

AND

Dear Senator -- (for each of your two Senators)
Please co-sponsor S. Con. Res. 59, a resolution that asks the states to pass more joint custody laws. I want to point out that children do better in school, and are less involved in drugs and crime, when they have two parents in their lives, even if divorced or never-married. Joint custody (shared parenting) for fit parents would help assure that more mothers and fathers are active in their children's lives, and also assure more contact with their grandparents. Please let me know if you can co-sponsor S. Con. Res. 59.

Sign your name
then Print your name,
Address, phone number, email address.

Tips:
1. Find out how to contact your Congressmembers at the Children's Rights Council's (CRC) website, www.CRCkids.org. Under "Government," look up House and Senate. Phone, e-mail or fax to Congress (snail mail takes forever after 9/11). Fax is best, but not all Congressmembers list their fax numbers. Obtain fax number by phoning your Congressmember at 202/225-3121 during normal business hours. Ask for the name of the staff member working for the Congressmember who would handle the joint custody resolution and write to his/her attention. FOLLOW UP EVERY 10 DAYS TO TWO WEEKS; ONE PHONE CALL, FAX OR E-MAIL WILL NOT DO IT. Always be polite; remember, you are asking your Congressmember to lay down the one thousand other things on his/her plate and to focus on the joint custody resolution. Keep CRC informed of results, at info@crckids.org

Note: These resolutions do not "require" the states to pass stronger joint custody laws; there are merely "requests." But requests in other areas over the years have produced positive results in the states. So please do not underestimate the power of a resolution. Joint custody is now a presumption or preference in 37 states and Washington, D.C. But it is applied unevenly in many of those states, let alone the 13 states that have no preference or presumption. Shared parenting has grown enormously over the past 20 years, but much more remains to be done. Thank you, on behalf of children and families everywhere.

David L. Levy, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer
The Children's Rights Council
8181 Professional Place, Suite 240
Landover, MD 20785
1-800-787-KIDS
dlevy@crckids.org