[Z in Oregon]

Oh, I must be out of touch. Do they still call them kids? I thought they were just bargaining chips.

They call them Little Tommy MealTicket and Little Suzy SupportCheck.

I've seen lots of kids mistreated by welfare mommas who are living off of what comes in from the BeatDead Dad and the Big Government Substitute Husband. Intended for the kids, the money goes to the welfare momma's good times with her serial shack-up boyfriends, while the kids dress in rags and eat unflavored gruel.

Not the America the founding fathers wanted.

Then again, they had automatic father custody of all a couple's children, which needs to be reclaimed ASAP.

[rdb3]

I've seen lots of kids mistreated by welfare mommas who are living off of what comes in from the BeatDead Dad and the Big Government Substitute Husband. Intended for the kids, the money goes to the welfare momma's good times with her serial shack-up boyfriends, while the kids dress in rags and eat unflavored gruel.

Welcome to E. Cleveland. Tell me about it.

[ValerieUSA]

You have selective vision - only seeing the kids who are abused by moms who neglect them and the men abused by women who only want money for a good time.
I read Peach's story. There's nothing I can do about his situation - just as there is nothing anyone can do about mine. I refuse to draw sweeping general conclusions.

[right2parent]

They call them Little Tommy MealTicket and Little Suzy SupportCheck.

The term you're looking for is "Mutilated Beggars."

In many large cities of the East there are begging rings headed by rascals who kidnap children and mutilate them for use as beggars. The more pitiable and grotesque the mutilations, the more the beggars earn. The alms go to the owners of the begging ring. (From: The Case for Father Custody and Garbage Generation by Daniel Amneus, Ph.D.)