<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=446742" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>You Can Not Blame Me For That</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The facts remain to be as they are.<br>Your 'baby' has been imprisioned, <br>Not for those 'things' you attempted to give to him.<br>But for those things like discipline, <br>Respect for others.<br>A defiance against authority and social rules.<br>And a lack of common sense used, <br>By 'who' or whomever...<br>Neglected to raise him as a responsible parent.<br>Those are the 'things' your 'baby' has missed! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'How DARE you speak to me that way.<br>How DARE you say my approach to parenting, <br>Had been negligent? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Every night when I went out clubbing, <br>To bar hop...<br>Who do you think had to arrange for a babysitter? <br>And when his grandparents refused to look after him, <br>When I needed to escape to enjoy myself on the weekends...<br>I did all I could to find someone, anyone sober enough, <br>To take care of my baby.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'And for how long did you do this? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">For eighteen hard struggling years.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'And...<br>Where were you when he dropped out of school? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You can not blame me for that.<br>I gave him money for lunch everyday.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Okay.<br>And when he committed armed robbery, <br>Bringing thousands of dollars home...<br>Where were you then? <br>Did you question him at all about the money? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Of course I did.<br>I wanted to know how much of it, <br>He intended to put away for college.<br>So you can not accuse me for not being concerned, <br>About his education OR being an unfit parent.<br>And when he dropped out of school, <br>You have no idea how heartbroken I was!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=446742" data-title="You Can Not Blame Me For That de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="The facts remain to be as they are. Your 'baby' has been imprisioned, Not for those 'things' you attempted to give to him. But for those things like discipline, Respect for others. A defiance against authority and social rules. And a lack of com..."></div> </div> </div>

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