13 year old Dad???

I don't know if anybody has heard of this, but I was reading the Drudge Report and there was a story about a 13 year old boy. The story was broken in Britain's tabloid paper The Sun. First of all I couldn't imagine having a baby at 20 let alone 13. The reporter asked the "Dad" what he was going to do to support the baby financially and he didn't know what financially meant. So the reporter had to dumb it down and just pose the question, what are you going to do for money? The boy said his parents will help him out and he is going to stay in school, which I think he was in about 7th grade, in order to get a better paying job. This is absolutely ridiculous. They are only 13 years apart, they could be in they same boy scout troop together. When he is a senior in High school, he will have to go to Parent-Teacher conferences when he is done studying for his SAT's.

I wonder what the Grandparents were thinking when they found out their little boy was going to be a daddy. In our high school we had a sexual education class my freshman year, do they need to have a sex ed program that now starts in elementary school? Maybe right after learning how to spell Elephant they can learn about the birds and the bees. When I was 13 I was watching Sponge Bob and riding my bike everywhere I went. Plus I wasn't allowed to date until I was 16.

Now a 13 year old boy cant make a baby by him self, the mom is at the tender age of 15. Everybody wants to grow up so fast, well this time they did it. They pulled out all of the stops in their quest to be adults.

This is created quite a stir across Europe and has gotten quite a bit of air time in the US. Finally we don't have to hear about "Octomom." The real tragedy here is the new born baby. She didn't ask to be born to such young parents. She probably wont have a "normal" childhood. It is a sad, sad situation.

Race week

After seeing A-Rod dominating the news with his steroid admission, I never thought I would ever say this, and I mean ever, the Super Bowl of NASCAR is this Sunday and I don't mind seeing that it on the air waves. Most of the time when I think of NASCAR I think, "My goodness, look at how much gas they are wasting." Sometimes I say, "Daytona 500, the only exciting part is the last 5 laps anyway. They should cut it down to the Dayona 10."

I know some of my family members are race fans, but I am not going to lie, I would rather watch the PBA, PGA, or even the NCAA. Yes, the crashes are a big part of the "sport" however you may have to watch two and a half hours of cars going in ovals to see a minor bump. I have tried to watch this, I have tried to be a fan, I have pretended to care, but all of that gas. I bet prices would plunge another dollar if they got rid of NASCAR.

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I have another Math test next Wednesday and I am already starting to prepair. Last night I spent 2.5 hours doing one assignment. I was talking to one of my friends who goes to college at University of Mary, a private college and she said they don't have to take a math to graduate. I figure I will try my hardest and will pass math with a "D" and to me that will be alright. However in the worst case senirio I will transfer down to U Mary after my senior year and gradutate down there. They have a similar program, instead of Broacasting degree, I would be graduating with a Communication degree. I am trying to stay positive and I know I will pass my Math class, but in the back of my mind, I think it helps me know I have a back, back, back,back-up plan. I think.