[freebilly]

Dear John,

Got Asbestos?

Freebilly

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Oh good grief.

when the breeders get another tax credit

Let me guess, you...um....know what color mauve is?

[Mamzelle]

Was JPhillip's mother a BREEDER? A condom forgetter? Could JPhil's mom not keep her stupid legs together?

That's about the end of that discussion. What a crank. What a fanatic.

The term "breeder" is a disparagement usually heard from homosexual men. JP needs to take his "discussion" to the Gay Blade Blog.

[RansomOttawa]

Was there a point to this tirade? If so, it got drowned out by all the sneering. What a kook.

[kiki04]

Being nine months pregnant, yes, it would be nice to find a space closer to the door but hey, I also need to walk as much as possible, so I won't whine about it and demand special treatment.


The true leeches in our society are those that have children they can’t afford – and then demand that the rest of us pick up their tab.

I have seen so much of this. I post on a board for expectant mothers, and most of these women are home all day like me. The majority of these women are young, have a few children to a few different fathers, use WIC and have been on and off Welfare, and complain the whole time they don't have this or that, and how unfair it is and how they should be able to get it through the government.
Meanwhile I waited until I was married, until my husband finished his PhD, until we worked for a couple of years to buy our house, pay most of our student loans and college debts and save enough money in an emergency fund so I could stay home to raise our kids. I am 30 with my first due any day.
Last time I was at the grocery store, I was behind this big hair/big nails lady who bought a ton of food using food stamps and WIC. after paying for that, she paid over $50 cash for liquor and cigarettes. When I got to the parking lot, she was still loading it up, and into this new cadilac escalade! WTF??? How does this happen?

at least this article was blunt. If you don't vote for school spending, you are not anti child, you are for the schools getting their act together and living within a budget... which most schools *don't* do....

[Gabz]

While I disagree with forcing stores to do this by government force of gun......I sure did appreciate the "expectant mom" parking spaces local merchants had in parking lots next to the handicapped spots when I was nearing my due date and it was 98 degrees with 95% humidity.

With that said........this article is very anti-woman and anti-family and deserves every single flame it gets.

[kiki04]

Oh... I finished reading it :)

man does that guy just need to get laid....

[NYCVirago]

It's one thing to make the argument that it's silly for the government to require special spaces for pregnant women; it's quite another to call them "breeders" and suggest that they have kept their legs together.

[EggsAckley]

Hey, I have an even BETTER idea. Almost everywhere I drive, I have a dog in my car. How about reserving the shady parking spaces for "dogs only"?

Just an idea..........

~</;o)

[wildearp]

Most with handicaps do not choose to have them. Pregnancy is chosen. Make good use of your tax credits and purchase your own special parking space. Singles and those who choose to not have children should not have to pay for your special parking space. I pay exorbitant tax rates and get no credits and have very little tax shelter. I could have written that article, many are thoughts I have at tax time. Another good comparison is a woman with a 50 pound bag on an airplane. "Can you put my bag up for me sir". No. Pack lighter next time. I am not responsible for the consequences of your personal decisions.

[Sloth]

[tsn]

I am offended and dismayed at your misogynistic tone. Particularly because you apparently have a column of some sort and some people, somewhere may actually read what you write. Telling pregnant women to "keep their legs together" reveals not only your anti-life disposition, but also your juvenile mindset.
I pity you for your pain.
good luck.

[guruvee]

To group mothers who found ourselves with a narcissistic man who flew south as "breeders" is incorrect. You sound very angry and you must hang out with my son's educated father, who, despite his good white-bred upbringing, used to call all people with children "breeders". Wow, now he's one and where the hell did he go? We're still looking for him to help pay for a pack of diapers now and then, so you don't have to! And yes, because I waited to have children, I'm 39, I had a hard time walking in that last trimester and it was really disgusting to get cut off trying to pull into a "primo" parking space by some man, who probably thought of me as a "breeder". Too bad the innocent baby I was carrying had to endure mom's breathless walk to work downtown, NOT Macy's.