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(Nadine West is mother to 4 children: Jarred 14, Sonny 12, Georgia 8 and Samuel 5)
Jobless Nadine West’s hooligan kids terrify their neighbourhood and get into trouble at school, but she claims that she’s too busy to keep them in line and blames social services for not giving her enough help
(I’ve edited this for copyright reasons – hadn’t thought about that! Sorry!)
Closer Magazine, 11-17th Ju,y Pages18 and 19)
There is an article in this week’s closer that made me really angry. It’s about a Mother who has 4 kids, 1 of which already has an ASBO (and is 12!!!). Her 5 year old is already on way to getting one too but she blames the authorities for not helping her and claiming she has not got enough time (despite not working).
It really annoyed me as I think saying you have not got enough time to care for and guide your kids is a poor excuse, and at the end of the day, it’s the parents who should take responsibility and not pass the blame to the Social Services etc.
I’ve copied the link to the online article below:
http://www.closeronline.co.uk/ShowbizNews/twic.aspx
I read this and my blood simply boiled – it is this attitude that is causing such a mess in this country. I am not a parent granted but I do appreciate kids can be hard work – but this is ridiculous!!!
I’m sorry, parents who work have time to be good parents so she has NO excuse. And besides, if you choose to have children, you choose to make the life changes to accommodate them. Her children should be #1 priority but she’s just making excuses for them – and herself. My folks had 3 children and both worked (Mum stayed at home until we were all at school). We knew right from wrong and probably had more time alone with them as a family than this 'family'.
Why do people blame the Social Services for their bad parenting? Most families don’t need supervision. And if she ‘doesn’t have time’ to address the issues with the school – when she only has her own family to worry about, how does she expect the SS to be able to sort it out?
I know not everyone can work, and I am all for a system to help those people. But she’s taking in more than some people get after doing a full month’s work! Hell, she’s not that far behind me after I pay my taxes and pension out (and I have a well paid job). In fact, my taxes each month might as well line her lazy pocket! And I have to pay out all my bills too - whereas she'll get a lot of reductions. So she probably has more 'spare' cash than we do and we both work 42 hour weeks. She’s not giving ANYTHING back to the country – other than thugs for kids. GAH!!! And she wants 1-to-1 teaching??? Maybe if the Government weren’t being drained they could consider that!
And what’s more, my sister cannot have kids and her and her DH would be awesome parents.
*grrrrr*
Jobless Nadine West’s hooligan kids terrify their neighbourhood and get into trouble at school, but she claims that she’s too busy to keep them in line and blames social services for not giving her enough help
(I’ve edited this for copyright reasons – hadn’t thought about that! Sorry!)
Closer Magazine, 11-17th Ju,y Pages18 and 19)
There is an article in this week’s closer that made me really angry. It’s about a Mother who has 4 kids, 1 of which already has an ASBO (and is 12!!!). Her 5 year old is already on way to getting one too but she blames the authorities for not helping her and claiming she has not got enough time (despite not working).
It really annoyed me as I think saying you have not got enough time to care for and guide your kids is a poor excuse, and at the end of the day, it’s the parents who should take responsibility and not pass the blame to the Social Services etc.
I’ve copied the link to the online article below:
http://www.closeronline.co.uk/ShowbizNews/twic.aspx
I read this and my blood simply boiled – it is this attitude that is causing such a mess in this country. I am not a parent granted but I do appreciate kids can be hard work – but this is ridiculous!!!
I’m sorry, parents who work have time to be good parents so she has NO excuse. And besides, if you choose to have children, you choose to make the life changes to accommodate them. Her children should be #1 priority but she’s just making excuses for them – and herself. My folks had 3 children and both worked (Mum stayed at home until we were all at school). We knew right from wrong and probably had more time alone with them as a family than this 'family'.
Why do people blame the Social Services for their bad parenting? Most families don’t need supervision. And if she ‘doesn’t have time’ to address the issues with the school – when she only has her own family to worry about, how does she expect the SS to be able to sort it out?
I know not everyone can work, and I am all for a system to help those people. But she’s taking in more than some people get after doing a full month’s work! Hell, she’s not that far behind me after I pay my taxes and pension out (and I have a well paid job). In fact, my taxes each month might as well line her lazy pocket! And I have to pay out all my bills too - whereas she'll get a lot of reductions. So she probably has more 'spare' cash than we do and we both work 42 hour weeks. She’s not giving ANYTHING back to the country – other than thugs for kids. GAH!!! And she wants 1-to-1 teaching??? Maybe if the Government weren’t being drained they could consider that!
And what’s more, my sister cannot have kids and her and her DH would be awesome parents.
*grrrrr*
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