>Yeah, there ARE exceptions to anything and everything. Derrick Rose also had some older brothers looking out for him as I recall. I'm glad he has done so well. I think I've stated my case regarding the norm though. Most of the thousands of the homes I've visited while attempting to arrest people were occupied by a grandmother, a mother and several kids. It is a formula for disaster, in most cases.

But you're only seeing the problems. You have no idea what percent of the homes you haven't visited have the same make-up.

I agree that it's better for kids to be raised in a home with two loving parents, but that's not the reality for lots of kids. So we need to figure out as a society how we help the kids who don't have that.

Tamar