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Originally posted by Conskeeted19:
OOOOOOOOO that really gets me too Bluereign. They give each other baby showers and to hear a ninth grader say,
"This is my God Child" really burns me up. These kids are getting more action than I am. They know far more than I did at that age. What is your school doing to curtail this problem?
Thanks Babyjsc
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There are afterschool programs but they are not really direct at addressing the problems or the things these kids have on their minds!! I think direct one-on-one confrontation works well. I just thought about an 8th grade girl I had about 3 years ago who was very smart but just had some social problems. One day she came to school with new clothes and shoes and a $100 dollar bill. She told me her boyfriend gave it to her. I told her "no young lady should ever take clothes or money from a boyfriend. That is what fathers are for. So you know now he thinks he owns your body too. You are too smart for that". The next day she came to me, hugged me and said, "thanks, my own mother would never had told me anything like that." I was just passing down info that my own momma had told me at that age. I think what we need are more people to just step up and "be real" with our children because too many of them don't get it at home. Maybe we need more afterschool programs with topics such as these. I liked the Jerry Springer idea though.