I dread the new year because of the announcements of the first babies born. In the past several years, most of them have been illegitimate -- a word that's never used any more because it's politically incorrect.
The first baby born in Dallas County was born to Kelly Houk. The baby's father is Josh Myers. They may be married, but I doubt it since the mother's name is different from the father's. April Juarez was the first new baby in Fort Worth. Happily, her parents are married -- unhappily, they seem to be in the minority. The first baby born in Collin County may be the first miraculous birth in over 2000 years -- she has a mother, but no mention of a father.
But the one that really takes the cake is the first baby born at Parkland. Justin Daniel Ramirez's mother, Fernanda Rios, is in the eighth grade. She is 15 years old. The child's father is 20 years old. I looked up the Texas law on statutory rape. It says that it is "a sexual assault for anyone to intentionally or knowingly penetrate a person under age 17, other than his spouse. " The father should be arrested. If we start prosecuting for these crimes, we just might see the teen pregnancy rate begin to decline. The authorities might also check the citizenship status of these folks while they're at it!
"Wait a minute ... '09's first baby born in FW." The Dallas Morning News; January 2, 2009; p. 1B.
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