11-22-2008, 07:31 PM
I spent almost three decades around kids from families that pretty much ran the continuum in terms of "least responsible" to "most responsible." BGnR is right to a degree, and there are some kids who are simply driven crazy by their own parents, although sometimes that comes about as a result of too much "discipline" as opposed to too little. But there are other kids whose problems defy intervention by even the most responsible and consistent parents.
What did stick out as being very obvious was the number of kids and families who were stuck in the middle in terms of financial resources for getting help. If a family is poor enough, this state has the ability to provide tons of help. If a family is rich enough, they can buy the best private help available. Unfortunately, too many wind up in that huge gap in the middle where swampy's sister apparently landed. They make too much to qualify for state help and not enough to be able to afford to buy the good treatment. I sure don't know what the answer is, but I hope somebody comes up with something, and the sooner the better.
Yes, Nebraska should have been able to anticipate this, but maybe - just maybe! - the fact they didn't will serve as a wake up call. We can laugh at them and make them the butt of jokes, but if their experience causes something to come about to address this issue, we'll all be better off.
What did stick out as being very obvious was the number of kids and families who were stuck in the middle in terms of financial resources for getting help. If a family is poor enough, this state has the ability to provide tons of help. If a family is rich enough, they can buy the best private help available. Unfortunately, too many wind up in that huge gap in the middle where swampy's sister apparently landed. They make too much to qualify for state help and not enough to be able to afford to buy the good treatment. I sure don't know what the answer is, but I hope somebody comes up with something, and the sooner the better.
Yes, Nebraska should have been able to anticipate this, but maybe - just maybe! - the fact they didn't will serve as a wake up call. We can laugh at them and make them the butt of jokes, but if their experience causes something to come about to address this issue, we'll all be better off.