The “baby mama scam” you refer to is alive and well all across the South, and in many other parts of the country as well. I could tell you horror stories about what I have seen working as a nurse.

As long as our laws encourage this type of anti-social behavior (and actual abuse of public funds) this immoral behavior will continue.

The biggest difference in Gloucester, according to what I’ve been able to research, is that these teens were more interested in building an extended ‘group’ family, rather than living unwed with the fathers to get government benefits.

Either way, whether it is a deliberate plot to leech off the hard work of others, or an opportunity to build a non-self-supporting independent family group, this unwed teen mother problem is disastrous for our country.

We need to work together to make MAJOR reform in our attitudes, our laws, and our educational system. Unfortunately, under the current status quo, we have a large segment of the population who has found a ‘gravy train’.

No one wants an innocent baby to suffer, but this abuse has become unbelievably widespread, not just in New Orleans.

Come join the movement! for change!
Brennan