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I am seventeen and a junior in high school. I am very interested in joing the airforce but i am scared to talk to a recruiter, for now. I would like to talk to someone about the airforce and or have someone how i can get in touch with a recruiter but not by phone. if anyone can email me at sweetprgurl@yahoo.com and tell me someinfo or anyhting please let me know put airforce info as subject. Thank YOU. Jennifer

I'm a 16 year old that looks like she's 12 or younger. I have long brown hair, hazel/green eyes, and am about 5'. If anyone's interested, email me. (crunchy293@hotmail.com)

"Single mothers use the badge of self pity to project a false sense of guilt on society. Wounded and harmed by a cruel man or abandoned by a heartless community, has become a status symbol." -posted by Sartre, on ifeminist.com, February 8, 2006

Welcome to Single Mother Talk, I hope the above quote has pissed you off. Unfortunately, this is the kind of hatred being spewed about single mothers.  We are the scourge of the Earth according to some, and the propagators of "disturbed offspring."

"Just who is the real victim? In today's sanitized culture, often a victim is anyone who declares an excuse for not taking responsibility for their own offensive behavior. Who fits this definition more precisely than the self indulged female that trots around her fatherless child as a casualty of forsaken love."

This article was my inspiration for writing this blog.  I want to encourage single-mothers to engage in the discussion about what it means to raise a child in this social climate we're in.  Let's share our ideas, our stories, our experiences, and show the world that we are strong independent women, and we have a voice.  We are not victims, we are the mothers of a future generation of compassionate, open-minded individuals.  We are not alone.  Together, we can bring about change!  Together, we can start a revolution!

With the rising costs of fuel, a world-wide shortage of hops and the soaring cost of barley, the price of beer is expected to rise, business analysts are telling us. And the prices aren't expected to drop for another two years as the hops and barley industry catches up to world's demands for more grains. Even though beer sales haven't been affected by rise on cost, could the price hike contribute to more crime? Check out this story about a man in Jackson, Miss., who was shot by a store clerk while trying to steal a case of beer. This guy was willing to pay with his life.