Of course, unborn babies, infants, toddlers and children are generally not in a position to make life-choices. That’s why we have parents, to make those decisions for us, until we are capable to make our own. Yep, the poor kid didn’t choose to be born into his circumstance, but his mother made a choice. Either way, bad choices made by others are not something I want to be blamed and held accountable for.

My life long best friend was born in inner-city Baltimore to an un-wed 15 year old mother. She made many poor choices in her life, but one mistake she didn’t make was allowing circumstances to ruin her life and the life of her child. She insisted that James go to school each and every day, and as soon as he could he got a job. (I actually hired him in 1974). She too got a job with the post office and after 10 years or so of steady, hard work, saved enough money to buy a small house in Parkville. James was able to get into a community college, and subsequently got a scholarship to Towson. He’s retired now, having ended a long and successful career as a bank executive, with a six-figure income. This tale of success is repeated over and over again in America. You can succeed in spite of circumstances. You have a choice, to work your way out of it, or play the victim and complain.

And by-the-way . . . there are loving families in the projects, and there are bums in the suburbs. Your