Nickki Caldwell expecting child

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I understand it’s a ‘brave new world out there’ but given her position and influence as a role model for young women I find the circumstances disappointing at best.
 
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5012 said:
I understand it’s a ‘brave new world out there’ but given her position and influence as a role model for young women I find the circumstances disappointing at best.
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**** happens man. Hell, that's mild compared to what Sandusky did. The worlds changing, it ain't the 1950's anymore.
 
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Coach Grizz said:
**** happens man. Hell, that's mild compared to what Sandusky did. The worlds changing, it ain't the 1950's anymore.
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In 1950 the percentage of out-of-wedlock births was about 4% in the U.S. It is now about 40% overall. For black infants, the percentage is now over 70%.

The effects and policy implications of this trend on economics, poverty, educational achievement, social welfare, crime, and cultural mores has been nothing less than staggering.

These effects are less pronounced in ethnically homogeneous societies such as Scandinavia, but have been devastating in the ethnically diverse U.S. Among hundreds of studies that document this...

Of course it appears ignorance has increased exponentially as well….right coach Grizz...
 
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Not sure what the point is with the politico/socio factoids, but congratulations to the soon to be parents. Hope all goes well.
 
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I don't think Nikki Caldwell is going to struggle raising her baby in terms of financial.
 
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zjcvols said:
I don't think Nikki Caldwell is going to struggle raising her baby in terms of financial.
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I understand it’s a ‘brave new world out there’ but given her position and influence as a role model for young women I find the circumstances disappointing at best.

Reading comprehension isn’t a strong suit huh?
 
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Lykendra Johnson, who plays for Michigan States womens team was pregnant all through the NCAA tourney last year. She didnt tell anyone on the team except the coach and trainers.

The father is Delvon Roe, who was on the mens team.


At first I had a problem with this, and then I actually thought about it (wow, that helps) and came up with: The baby, little baby Destinie, has a mom and dad who love her, and love each other. He is already out of basketball due to knee issues and is making money as an actor. He will graduate soon, and Lykendra will graduate, and they will all live happily ever after.

But wow, cannot imagine playing pregnant at that level.
 
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I am usually strongly opposed to the viewpoints of social conservatives, but having a child out of wedlock is simply not a good thing unless the father essentially stays functions as a dad. Kids do much better with two parents as opposed to one during their formative years. I know a lot of divorced Moms, and some of their kids are desperate for male attention--and the opposite is equally true. That Caldwell is black makes this doubly unfortunate. Having kids out of wedlock is an accepted part of black culture--but black women don't seem to acknowledge, or care about, the fact that their kids will almost certainly grow up disadvantaged: The fathers usually take off, the women usually aren't educated and don't make much money. That is a social dynamic that has to change in the black community. Caldwell's kid may do better because she has a good job and is well paid, for starters, but that's a rare thing for a black woman.
 
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5012 said:
I understand it’s a ‘brave new world out there’ but given her position and influence as a role model for young women I find the circumstances disappointing at best.

Reading comprehension isn’t a strong suit huh?
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Seems like a pretty good role model to me: Go to college, get a degree, obtain a successful high paying career and then have kids.

It's really not having a kid out of wedlock that's the problem. It's having a kid and expecting everybody else to take care of it. Don't think Nikki's going to do that.
 
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Rudy123 said:
Our head coach in waiting!!!!
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That would be great, but whoever has the UT job next is just going to be the women's basketball version of Gene Bartow. And Heaven forbid that the Lady Vols decide to win the whole thing for Pat this March and then she retires.
 
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