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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
Our kids (pre-teen and teens) are crying out some sort of self-worth, idenity, or respect nowadays in ways that blow my mind. Either it be through gun violence, sexual exploits, or some other means.
How did it get this way?  
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You are so right - this is a problem that needs to be addressed by the entire community, not just the African-American community! It's heartbreaking to hear about this happening yet again. Have we built up some children's self esteem to the detriment of the rest? Should one child's self esteem
ever be based on a comparison to another's?
I worry about how many kids are growing up with a father in jail or dead from gang violence - how does this cycle stop?
I could cry...