no one's going to read this, but you should.
Yesterday my mom went and did community service over at the Joshua House, last night for dinner i sat down with her and my step dad and she was telling me all the stories about the kids there.
one girl was 11, never been to school, smoked weed and got drunk everyday, also was sexually active with her dad and all of his friends. this sickened me, how can grown men take advantage of a little girl like that?
another boy, 9 years old, had never been outside, never met another person outside of his family, never been to a school, grocery store, literally never left the house, when he went there, he didnt even know what "color" meant.
there were some more, those two just kinda stuck in my head. i looked around, and realized today, how greatful i am, my family life has been no where near easy, but no where near as bad as many others. In Hillsborough county alone we have 4,500 kids in foster care.
All day i've been complaining about not having a cell phone for another week, others complaining because their car was taken away for acouple days, we are all so lucky, so fortunate that we have as much as we do, our parents are as nice and understanding to give us the lives we do have, unlike others who keep their kids locked up, lately i've really REALLY grown up and realized so many things.
The past i have with my family issues doesn't haunt me as much, things i went through with my dad and his alchol, step dad and his temper, all the events that taken place, i am okay with, i hold no grudges because every single one of us, has improved, my dad finally found someone he cares about and doesn't drink as much, my step dad learned how to deal with me, and i think has finally accepted me. and i've accepted everyone else, everyones flaws, i know no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, everyone lies, everyone at one point hurts another. But everything is fine now, seriously, i do have a perfect fairytale life, my mom pointed that out to me last night when i was talking about wanting to be a social worker, but i can't be, because i want to depend on MYSELF for money, not my husband, and i wouldnt be able to do that on that salary, and my mom pointed out "yes, you wouldn't be able to live in a house like this, or buy $100.00 jeans every week, go out to eat every night." i realized how much money my parents really do waste on me, living how i do now, i wouldnt be able to on that salary.
I'm not sure when i start, but i signed up at the Joshua House to be a tutor for the kids who aren't able to go to school, or need help. My mom and I are also going to do some fundraisers for them. I'm really REALLY looking forward to this, it has been awhile since i've done something for the community.
one girl was 11, never been to school, smoked weed and got drunk everyday, also was sexually active with her dad and all of his friends. this sickened me, how can grown men take advantage of a little girl like that?
another boy, 9 years old, had never been outside, never met another person outside of his family, never been to a school, grocery store, literally never left the house, when he went there, he didnt even know what "color" meant.
there were some more, those two just kinda stuck in my head. i looked around, and realized today, how greatful i am, my family life has been no where near easy, but no where near as bad as many others. In Hillsborough county alone we have 4,500 kids in foster care.
All day i've been complaining about not having a cell phone for another week, others complaining because their car was taken away for acouple days, we are all so lucky, so fortunate that we have as much as we do, our parents are as nice and understanding to give us the lives we do have, unlike others who keep their kids locked up, lately i've really REALLY grown up and realized so many things.
The past i have with my family issues doesn't haunt me as much, things i went through with my dad and his alchol, step dad and his temper, all the events that taken place, i am okay with, i hold no grudges because every single one of us, has improved, my dad finally found someone he cares about and doesn't drink as much, my step dad learned how to deal with me, and i think has finally accepted me. and i've accepted everyone else, everyones flaws, i know no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, everyone lies, everyone at one point hurts another. But everything is fine now, seriously, i do have a perfect fairytale life, my mom pointed that out to me last night when i was talking about wanting to be a social worker, but i can't be, because i want to depend on MYSELF for money, not my husband, and i wouldnt be able to do that on that salary, and my mom pointed out "yes, you wouldn't be able to live in a house like this, or buy $100.00 jeans every week, go out to eat every night." i realized how much money my parents really do waste on me, living how i do now, i wouldnt be able to on that salary.
I'm not sure when i start, but i signed up at the Joshua House to be a tutor for the kids who aren't able to go to school, or need help. My mom and I are also going to do some fundraisers for them. I'm really REALLY looking forward to this, it has been awhile since i've done something for the community.