007 License To Breed

Is it Wednesday again already? Lets rant!

There are strict age limits and semi difficult tests administered to determine if a teen is competent enough to maneuver a vehicle on public roads. To become married "until death do you part" (or until something better comes along) you are required to fill out papers and pay your fees. And even to take the life of a helpless woodland creature necessitates a training course and a license. So why is it that there is no breeding license?!
Is the conception and rearing of a child so much less significant than any of these other tasks that require licensing? This subject is even more sensitive for those of us that have expanded our families through adoption.
As adoptive parents we were required to go through hours and hours of training courses, classes, and certifications. We had to fill out mountains of paperwork trying to prove we can provide for our child. We had to have notarized letters from the sheriff's office stating we were not criminals. Extensive background checks were done to prove we are not hiding anything that could cause us to be bad parents. We even have social workers interview us prior to getting a kid to insure we are not psychopaths and every couple months after we get the kid to check on their situation. And the child can be removed from our home anytime within the first 6 months if the State finds us to be unfit parents. So how is it fair that any punk with an itch in his pants can find a semi willing "scratching post" and spawn a child.
Now I don't want to hear any of your rebuttals about freedom of choice or constitutional rights. This is my rant, so listen or leave. I think people need to have their baby making parts removed as children. And when they finally reach the age of consent, get married and decide they want to make some babies they need to pass a test and get licensed to have their "accessories" returned. The tests need to be as extensive as the ones for adoptive parents. Proof that they have financial means to provide for their child, proof that their criminal background is void of issues that can put a child in harms way, and proof from a therapist that these people are stable enough to handle the rigors of child raising. As a solution to one of my own personal pet peeves, I think an IQ and logical thinking test should also be administered. Upon successful completion of these tests they will be issued a breeding license. And just like a hunting tag, each time the couple wants to make a baby they need to reapply.
Ok, fine! I know this is not practical, legal, or physically possible. But there has to be some viable solution. My big concern isn't even the pregnant teens. ( I do however feel any teenager that gets pregnant should be forced to put up the child for adoption ). My concern are the parents that have 365 children (one for each day of the year), that are both on welfare, that let their kids stew in their own filth all day, that spend our tax-money-handouts on drugs and smokes and let their kids go hungry, and that some how manage to avoid Child Protective Services. There are so many unfit parents in this world, why are they allowed to continue breeding!?
Before you go bawl yourself to sleep in your pillow thinking I am talking about you, let me clarify. To me there is a HUGE difference between all of you reading ( yes I know each one of you, and I am watching you read this right now) and the people I am talking about. All of you mothers will feel inadequate and guilty at some point. You will feel like you are a terrible mom and have no rights raising a child. That is just how moms think. It's hormonal and not your fault. And any of you dads that are reading this probably should feel inadequate and guilty more often, especially those of us that let the moms do all the work. But the people I am ranting about are not you that may forget to put an extra Twinkie in little Billy's lunch. I am talking about those that constantly allow physical harm to come to their children by means of serious neglect or abuse. I am talking about those that will spend $200 a week on lottery tickets, but make their children wear clothes that don't fit and that are covered in urine stains from the thousands of animals roaming the house. I am talking about those that have substance abuse issues and mistakenly stick their baby in the microwave. Need I go on?
So here is my solution to prevent future issues. When you come across a man that fits these descriptions, knock him down and repeatedly stomp on his fun sack. Problem solved. Just tell the cops I said to do it, it will be OK.

Cya in 7

Next week: "Stupid Is As Stupid Does, Stupid"