Ugh. Such a distressing topic for me.
First - ya know how people say that you have no idea about what it's really like to raise kids until you actually have some of your own? Let me tell you, it's even
more so with raising teenagers. Seriously, no disrespect to
anybody who doesn't have teenagers right now, but I take it with a grain of salt when I hear folks say, "when I have kids" and
especially "when
my kids are teenagers". I remember being the one saying that. Now I have teenagers and have raised teenagers. 'nuff on that.
Somebody pointed out that it's not so much being concerned that your kid will
join a gang, it's the atmosphere that being in school with them all day long creates. It's that whole gang "lifestyle" and the intimidation factor and all that. Makes high school life stressful. And it's probably everywhere, at least to some extent. But from what I've seen of Stevens, Warren, and Taft ~ don't want my kids there.
I agree with rd - bring Sheriff Joe in to build tent cities!!
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