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Originally posted by AGDee
Nobody will pay for it though.
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You're right, Dee. Unfortunately, few people see this as a very real problem until it's on their doorstep.
My mother's church had an Angel Tree for the first time this year. For those not familiar with the term, the Angel Tree contains the names, ages & desires of children whose parents are incarcerated. The number of people who simply couldn't believe that there THAT many children on a random tree whose parents are in jail was unbelievable! But these are people who don't know of anyone who has been to jail, so while it's somewhat excusable, it's a valuable lesson. I was happy that my mother took the names of two angels (but was almost in tears when I saw that the one wanted pj's "in girly colors").
What's scary is how many of these "Angels" will turn around and end up in jail themselves - because they weren't afforded opportunities otherwise.