Us Michiganders or is it Michiganians are good at lots o' things. Procreation has got to be at the top of the list. I mean, look at this guy:

Authorities in Michigan say a man fathered 14 children with 13 women and owes more than $530,000 in unpaid child support.

A Michigan newspaper reports 42-year-old Thomas Frazier was jailed Thursday.

Court records say he hasn't made a support payment in six years.

The newspaper says the unemployed man could be held for 90 days if he doesn't pay $27,900.

Frazier says he thinks he fathered only three of the children and it's unrealistic for authorities to expect him to pay child support that was $3,000 a month at one point.

What a fine, upstanding fella.

I'm going to swim upstream a bit on this one, though. What if women couldn't get child support if she was unmarried? What if a woman knew that she was on her own if she got pregnant--no government support, no spousal support, no government subsidized abortions?

What if she either had to raise the child, her choice, on her own or give the child up for adoption? Do you think she would be more selective about her bed companions?

While this guy is despicable, irresponsible and a slut, he's been enabled by at least 13 women, probably significantly more, who couldn't be bothered to use birth control (not that that's always 100%) or demand that he use it.

There is no way for him to make right by all these kids. He's like the Octo-Mom. As the parent to one kid he wouldn't be great, he'll likely be exponentially worse with more.

The current situation where a guy can be on the hook because he's on a birth certificate creates these insane situations. And let me be clear: I think he's an irresponsible jerk.

Still, if women's lib has gotten women anything, it's ownership of their reproductive organs. A woman can make sure she doesn't get pregnant and she pays the price if she's irresponsible. These women needed to have more sense than have unprotected random sex with this creep. It's not like irresponsible, slutty men make fantastic providers.

Cross-posted at MelissaClouthier.com