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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 475850" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Tired mommy took my post right out of my head and typed for me, thanks....! better than DragonNaturally Speaking (the voice to type program)</p><p></p><p>I think focusing on the specifics of this might, in the end cause you more upset and stress than it may be worth. I suspect, since these are not supervising parents they may bury their heads and blow you off. However, if it is an overall politcal issue, sounds like a more general, "take back the neighborhood" kind of (what we call here) Neighborhood Watch could be more beneficial. We have meetings, lead by the community officer and a lead neighbor (s). Once a year we have a big get together and fire, police K-9 etc. come. We as parents call eachother by prior agreement (for example at our complex pool no kids are to be unsupervised, if kids show up, we call eachother....We also offer to watch eachothers kids in settings like that and the kids are told that waht the supervising parent says goes...even if mom or dad would have said differently. Our complex is very very diverse. Middle Eastern, Nigerian/African, Pacific Islanders, Hispanic, White, AA, Indian (India, I haven't meat any Native American in our specific complex, but I dont know EVERYONE, smile). Many families are mixed like mine. Racism could be very ugly here. But fortunately these kids are very respectful in that regard. They ARE kids of course and they can be naughty and impulsive and do dumb things so that is why we watch them. Not all parents are on board and several of us take those kids even more under our wings. It really does take a villiage to raise a child. I think with your unbeievable passion, maybe you could start such a vision. The community can define what they want their neighborhood to look like. It sounds like it could be a fairy tale and all talk but I live in it and know it can work. True we did not have to come from a bad place to begin with, and that I know may make this impossible to imagine. But many areas in the united states have done things like this to help turn around their neighborhoods. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry I dont know much about what your story is, so, Maybe this is what you are already involved with? It is just my experience so of course feel free to ignore if it does not apply to your situation. I just feel for you and your hurting about the injustices you are seeing and wanting to have changed. You have enough in your own life to not take on the whole neighborhood alone I would think. It is admirable that you care so much. All my best to you, Buddy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 475850, member: 12886"] Tired mommy took my post right out of my head and typed for me, thanks....! better than DragonNaturally Speaking (the voice to type program) I think focusing on the specifics of this might, in the end cause you more upset and stress than it may be worth. I suspect, since these are not supervising parents they may bury their heads and blow you off. However, if it is an overall politcal issue, sounds like a more general, "take back the neighborhood" kind of (what we call here) Neighborhood Watch could be more beneficial. We have meetings, lead by the community officer and a lead neighbor (s). Once a year we have a big get together and fire, police K-9 etc. come. We as parents call eachother by prior agreement (for example at our complex pool no kids are to be unsupervised, if kids show up, we call eachother....We also offer to watch eachothers kids in settings like that and the kids are told that waht the supervising parent says goes...even if mom or dad would have said differently. Our complex is very very diverse. Middle Eastern, Nigerian/African, Pacific Islanders, Hispanic, White, AA, Indian (India, I haven't meat any Native American in our specific complex, but I dont know EVERYONE, smile). Many families are mixed like mine. Racism could be very ugly here. But fortunately these kids are very respectful in that regard. They ARE kids of course and they can be naughty and impulsive and do dumb things so that is why we watch them. Not all parents are on board and several of us take those kids even more under our wings. It really does take a villiage to raise a child. I think with your unbeievable passion, maybe you could start such a vision. The community can define what they want their neighborhood to look like. It sounds like it could be a fairy tale and all talk but I live in it and know it can work. True we did not have to come from a bad place to begin with, and that I know may make this impossible to imagine. But many areas in the united states have done things like this to help turn around their neighborhoods. I am sorry I dont know much about what your story is, so, Maybe this is what you are already involved with? It is just my experience so of course feel free to ignore if it does not apply to your situation. I just feel for you and your hurting about the injustices you are seeing and wanting to have changed. You have enough in your own life to not take on the whole neighborhood alone I would think. It is admirable that you care so much. All my best to you, Buddy [/QUOTE]
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