The Black Family

What has happened to the black family? Hell what has happened to families in general? It used to be a time where you would see mothers and fathers raising their children together in one household but today all you see is chick's on Maury trying to find their baby daddy, dude's running away from their responsibilities, or people all up in family court arguing over custody and child support. There are more single parent households then ever before. You have teenagers having babies and they're still babies and dad's making crazy decisions and going in and out of prison. I'm not judging because I'm not with either one of my kids' fathers and I was teen mom twice. But that doesn't mean that we didn't try to make it work for our kids. One of them is a jailbird and the other our personalities just don't match. I didn't grow up with my father in the home either because he was sent to jail when I was 2 and didn't get out until I was fourteen. I had father figures but never had a father. When he got out I really didn't know him and I paid him zero attention. Like most teen girls being raised without a father I was out of control. My mom couldn't keep her eyes on me 24/7 and I knew that and took advantage of it every chance I could. Same with teenage boys they don't have that father figure to instill discipline in them or teach them how to be a man. That's why most sell drugs, steal, or end up in jail. Once you become a single parent you are a statistic and it makes your children statistics. Not the good kind either. And when your a single BLACK parent that percentage goes even higher. What can families do to change this? Give our kids a shot at something we never had. In all honestly I can just say be careful with who you have kids with because they may not who you want to spend the rest of your life with and your stuck struggling. Its not an easy world out here but every child still needs BOTH parents regardless of the situation at hand. Even if you can't stay together as a couple plan a family day where you all do something together and don't argue around your kids. Give them some family values so that they can take that with them when their older and will probably avoid your mistakes. EVERY CHILD DESERVES A SHOT AT A FAMILY!!! DON'T SELL THEM SHORT!!!