At 12:31 PM 8/23/2007, you wrote: > > > [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, This sounds very sad. Marsha Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
