Irresponsibility Makes Me Fucking Cranky

Today I encountered what some will refer to as the 'helicopter' parent. In other words, they circle and circle the 'child' even while said 'child' is legally an adult.

Let me talk a little about responsibility because I seem to encounter so little of it lately:

1. If you (age age 17) and your girlfriend (at age 17) are man and woman enough to not only have sex but to get pregnant and decide to keep the child then:

a) You should raise the child. Get jobs, both of you. You wanna be called a man, be a man. Take responsibility for your actions. In word and Deed.

b) Your parents should not be getting up in the middle of the night for feedings because 'you are tired.' Toofuckingbad. Boofuckinghoo. If you want sympathy, you'll not find it here.

c) Your child, oh grand poobahs of parenting, is not a pawn to your silly little games. It is a child. She needs cared for. She needs you. If you can't do it, there are MILLIONS of families out there which want, need, desire and are willing to make the necessary sacrifices to take care of your child. Either take care of *your child* because it was *your choice* or ....

d) Spilling cum in some chick does not make you a parent. That makes you a sperm donor. Keeping the child rather than aborting it does not make you a parent. It makes you capable of pushing a six pound child out of your crotch. Being a parent involves responsibility, sacrifice and dedication. Time for you both to grow up.

e) Of Course I Was Not Excited To Hear Of Your Impending Parenthood. You are both now 18. Juniors in high school. No jobs. No education. No skills. No fucking clue. What is to be excited about?

2. If your son receives a letter from his college in December announcing he is on Academic Probation and will not be able to register for Spring classes until he sees an advisor, IT IS NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PARENT TO WALK HIM TO SEE HIS ADVISOR. He is in college now. Let him fuck it up if he wants to. There are plenty of jobs out there for uneducated people. Most suck. Perhaps he needs that lesson.

a) If he made an appointment with an advisor and missed it HE IS IRRESPONSIBLE. Hello?

b) If he didn't bother to show up to meet/make an appointment until the end of the first week of classes, he won't be admitted into this session. Is this your problem as a parent? No. Is it his? Yes.

c) You, as a parent, getting irritated because someone is not here to see you when clearly your son missed his scheduled appointment, didn't know where he was going in the first place and you didn't bother to make another appointment is not my fault. I will direct you to someone who *possibly* can help, but again, the advisor that is not here today (because he's not scheduled to be here today) is not the problem. Your son's lack of responsibility is the problem.

3. I am tired of hearing that this person or that person cannot be held accountable for their actions because of their fucked up childhood. To that I say: fuck you and you and you. Take responsibility for YOURSELF. There are plenty of counseling services out there for little/no money. There are seminars and courses offered at your local library for free. Education is readily available should you choose to avail yourself of it. Pick YOURSELF up.