> > [SA previously]
> > Now... take this safe place, and the
first-hand
> >experience that I've been able to share. This
> >experience that really happens, and this happens in
> a more managed environment (such as turning the air
> >conditioner on when it's hot outside); and transfer
> >this 'safe place' to the rest of the country. This
> >'safe place' is a good jumping off point in
> >understanding why this country has social problems.
[Marsha]
> For me that safe place was in my home, in my room,
in my head. I'm > not sure what you mean when
transferring this to the country's
> social problems. I'd like to know what you're
thinking.
> Meine Gedanken sind frei (My thoughts are free),
Firstly, why we provide housing, food, and
clothing for these residents is to get past the
problems that would arise with trying to get these
children to earn these basic needs. They have many
other problems that we need to get to. I can't see
not giving them housing, food, and clothing and on top
of that wanting them to handle the other problems in
their lives. I bring this up for a reason. So, your
safe place was in your home/head. Glad you had/have a
home with a room. I'm glad I do too, and that its'
safe. These are real people as follows:
Resident 1: Brothers were killed by rival gangs
near her home. A friend of hers recently was seen
hanging on the front porch by a rope. She killed
herself.
Resident 2: Has been to 17 different placement
and foster parent housings since she was 3 years old.
Resident 3: Both parents in prison. She lived
house to house and at times walking the streets at
night. Ended up with a drug dealer boyfriend that had
a baby with another female.
Resident 4: Parents divorced. She has something
organically degenerative about her. When 4 years old
she began banging her head against the wall for no
apparent reason. Tried to kill herself with a bag
over her head at age 6. She says she was raped in her
house by her mothers current husband. Broke her
mothers jaw with a kick to her mother at age 6 or 8,
etc... etc...
Resident 5: Mother dead at 2 years old. Father
left her in early teens with her grandmother.
Grandmother couldn't handle her, and her sister took
her in. She drew a knife on her sister. Sister
called cops. Cops showed up and asked her to put
knife down or they would mace her. She put knife
down. She is newer, so I don't have much information
on her. I don't think she has been able to figure out
what happened to her that much either.
Resident 6: Stole a car. Has no father around.
She seems to have the most potential for a possible
positive future. Her grandmother, mother, aunt,
uncle, and others visit and talk with her often.
These situations are so chaotic. Nature has more
structure than this I believe. Notice who has the
organic family structures and who doesn't. Notice who
would feel safe at home and who wouldn't. Notice
these are teenagers with the usual teenager events to
deal with on top of that all these added burdens with
not much of a support system in place to help them
with these overwhelming events in their lives. Their
minds are shot for the most part.
SA
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