CBS 13 News, Sacramento California: Woman to Sell Her Virginity Online
As of 6 PM Eastern Time, the going price for something she can never get back is up to $3.7 million. She says she plans to pay college tuition with it.
My Department Head on my first ship illustrated with an interesting anecdote. In the midst of some debate over professional ethics, he would corner some unsuspecting division officer:
Lieutenant Commander: Would you sell your body for $100 million?
Unsuspecting Ensign: Sure, why not?
Lieutenant Commander: Would you sell your body for $5?
Unsuspecting Ensign: No, of course not, what kind of fool do you think I am?
Lieutenant Commander: We've already answered that question, now we're just negotiating for price.
Learning that I am to be the father of a girl has caused my protect-o-meter to skyrocket. And it's stories like these, or one that I recently read in message traffic about a West Coast destroyer reporting that it caught a Sailor in possession of 600 MB of child pornography that get me furious, fast.
Where's her Dad? What does her Dad say? I know, I know, I can head off your comment at the pass. In this day and age, we're all about blended families. There are no dads. We don't need them anymore. Yet somewhere out there is the man who gave her life. What would he say that she is selling hers so cheaply?
Pray for me, that I raise a daughter who values life and pursues the life more abundant.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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2 comments:
The mere fact that you are married to the mother of your child prior to her birth almost assures her to be ahead of 80% of her peers.
You already are making a wonderful father for this child by loving her mother.
Her dad is mentioned in the article. It says that he used her to apply for student loans and then ran off with the money. Somehow, I don't think he particularly cares about her actions now.
I really don't look down on her, I feel sorry for her that she finds herself in this situation. She notes at the end of the article that this is not what she planned on doing but then "reality hit." It's ironic, too, that the Master's degree she is pursuing is in family and marriage counseling.
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