Responsibility



My niece Ceci, has been telling me about a friend who's been served an eviction notice. Said friend can't understand why this is happening to her. According to friend, she pays her rent. She's been a good tenant. She's tolerated the damaged carpeting in her apartment that was never replaced. She's not a party person or prone to host large gatherings.



Okay. The flip side...she pays her rent when she feels like it. Meaning, it could be on time, but more likely, the middle of the next month. However, it is paid. The carpeting was fine until she moved in with her four children. True, she isn't a party person, she's just prone to loud fighting with her on/off again boyfriend, who also happens to be the father of her children.



So she is now lamenting the cruelty and coldness of her soon-to-be former landlord and feeling victimized by the system. A system that doesn't protect or respect a single mother of four. I don't know. Seems to me we have too many victims and not enough mature adults willing to act responsibly.



Don't play around with the rent, folks. Having a roof over one's head, especially when children are involved, is very important. My heart goes out to the children, who have already experienced a homeless crises once before in their young lifetimes.