Today is Thoughtful Thursday and have I got a doozie for you to think about!  Listen to this.

My husband has a friend. He was talking to him and his friend said he and his wife went to the hospital to visit a friend who was in the hospital. It was a man. This man has 27 children. Twenty Seven! Of course, there are several babies’ mammas within that flock. Check this out, at the time the friend was visiting this man, FOUR of the babies’ mammas were visiting him also! What in the world!!! And… four of his sons are a junior! He has four sons, from four different mothers, that are named after him! ROTFL! (roll on the floor laughing) But is it really a laughing matter! This is not a National Enquirer half true, half false story, nor is it a fabrication someone made up, this is for real! All jokes aside, this man dropped his love seed most everywhere he went, or so it seems!

As with Octomom I ask the same question, how can one person do it? From everything I gathered, he is not a millionaire. He is not even rich! How does one person financially, mentally, emotionally, physically and lovingly support that many kids? I have no idea of the make up, e.g., how many kids are in each family, however, I do know this is ridiculous! If I was him or any of the mothers or any of the children, I would be so embarrassed! The kids have the least reason to be embarrassed but honestly, they will probably be the ones most embarrassed and most affected by this reprehensible sexual behavior!

Today’s question on Thoughtful Thursday: how much is enough, how much is too much and when does too much stink! At some point (maybe kid 10 or 15) should the government have stepped in and said enough is enough? I imagine that task is probably easier to do with overly fruitful moms than dads. I wonder how many of these birth certificates reflect this man as the father.

All I can do is shake my head….

Holla back!

So the stimulus bill is passed! This is what Obama wanted so for that; I look at this as a victory! But for me personally, I don’t know.

From what I understand, receiving your stimulus check this year will be a little different. Instead of going by the last four of your social security number and making you wait until the month that your numbers come up, this year filing your taxes will instantly trigger the government thus releasing your check.  The stimulus has decreased a bit:  $400.00 for singles and $800.00 for couples. Not being 100% politically or financially savvy leaves me without all the pieces needed to form a completely intelligent opinion, but I will say, it seems contradictory to the life long lesson of responsible spending.

I get exactly what they are trying to do and I am not oppose to the cause, but the effect they are expecting is something that I just don’t think is ever going to happen using this method. Well let me clarify, I don’t think the part of the stimulus package that doles out money earmarked for consumer spending, will work. I will not be going out on a shopping spree and coming back with my chest stuck out saying, I feel good because I have jump started the economy by spending my few little hundreds. No. I am more likely going to either bank it or save it – these days that is two different things when many don’t feel safe putting their money in the bank – or I am going to continue to pay off bills so I can peacefully sit at home feeling safe with little to no debt. Will my way of thinking help the economy and create new jobs? Absolutely not. Do I care about the economy ripening up and us being a healthy working country again? Absolutely yes, but I am scared! I do not want to be overly cautious but I don’t want to be stupid either. So I am inclined to play it safe. I will say thank you for the money and walk away in awe that we are once again given free money (well is it really free?) from the government. Other than that, I’ve got to do what is best for me and my personal economy!

Are you going to go out and spend yours? I recently bought a 52 inch screen TV and even more recently, I took it back! I am just nervous and frankly unsure as to what I should do. I’d love to hear other opinions and even be persuaded to change my mind and go out and buy me some shoes! I guess we could play the game:  if you do it, I’ll do it! But I gotta know; what are you going to do with your money? Holla back!