There is a segment of the anti-abortion crowd that will, eventually, come out with the "they need to learn to deal with the consequences of their actions" talking point if you press them enough. That's coded speech for punishment.
Such a great start those kids get.
As to the grandparents taking the kids, they don't *have* to take them. I can tell you one thing right now. Aside from visits (even if they lasted the whole summer break), when I'm a grandmother, if my kid tries to foist her kids off on me, I might just take them... but she'd have to sign over her parental rights, first. If I'm going to raise a kid, I need to have full parental rights.
I've seen too many kids' lives ruined with the constant in and out and all about switching between homes and caregivers until they don't know what family and stability mean.
Raising kids is hard enough without having to do it under duress.
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Date: 2008-11-22 04:44 am (UTC)Such a great start those kids get.
As to the grandparents taking the kids, they don't *have* to take them. I can tell you one thing right now. Aside from visits (even if they lasted the whole summer break), when I'm a grandmother, if my kid tries to foist her kids off on me, I might just take them... but she'd have to sign over her parental rights, first. If I'm going to raise a kid, I need to have full parental rights.
I've seen too many kids' lives ruined with the constant in and out and all about switching between homes and caregivers until they don't know what family and stability mean.
Raising kids is hard enough without having to do it under duress.