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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Started the New Job
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Training Training
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Hearts with a Mission
Image by Cvalentine via FlickrCould you imagine sleeping at the park or under and overpass when its that cold. I couldn't imagine sleeping on the streets at all, I am a big chicken. This shelter is so important. I am feel really lucky to be a part of it. If you haven't checked out their website yet you should. http://www.heartswithamission.org/
If you are one of those people who likes to donate to charities for the holidays they have a Target registry where you can buy items needed for the shelter. This is a privately run organization so donations are what is going to open the doors and keep them open.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
CPR
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International CPR Institute
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Ind. teen charged with strangling brother, 10 Boy pleads: ‘Andrew, stop’; 17-year-old then drives to girlfriend's house
Read the story here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34265939/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/?gt1=43001
What caught me about this story, was first of all that it is horribly tragic. What made me want to write about it is a quote by one of the prosecutors of the case. "Sometimes people are just evil," Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard said. "This is an evil child." Its back to the nature vs. nurture. Born evil, can we be born evil or if you don't buy the religious overtones of evil. Can we born to have no inherent morals? Is it civilization that makes us "good." Like Lord of the Flies, would we all be monsters if we weren't controlled by social institutions like family, school, government, religion, etc.?
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34265939/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/?gt1=43001
What caught me about this story, was first of all that it is horribly tragic. What made me want to write about it is a quote by one of the prosecutors of the case. "Sometimes people are just evil," Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard said. "This is an evil child." Its back to the nature vs. nurture. Born evil, can we be born evil or if you don't buy the religious overtones of evil. Can we born to have no inherent morals? Is it civilization that makes us "good." Like Lord of the Flies, would we all be monsters if we weren't controlled by social institutions like family, school, government, religion, etc.?
Drug Use During Pregnancy and Delinquency
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Born or Created, the debate continues...
Image via WikipediaAt the age of 19, I became involved with some people who again led me astray. My son was 1 1/2 and ended up staying with my parents a lot because I started drinking and experimenting with drugs. It only took me about four months to realize what a stupid mistake I was making and what a horrible mother I was being. During this time, I met a man and we began to date. He was an addict, and an abuser. I was young and dumb. When I had had enough of his ways and was about to leave him, I found out I was pregnant. I had a horrible decision to make. I already had one son with an absent father whom I was raising on my own. I didn't want to have another child without a father. I ended up staying in the relationship...
Fast forward nine years and a son and daughter later. I finally am able to find the courage to leave the man I met when I was nineteen who continued to be both an abuser and an addict. I now have three children. I think that I am a good person with pretty even tempered genetics. There isn't too much in the way of health or mental disorders in the family tree. There is some alcoholism and addiction issues. My ex is an addict, and I would argue mentally unstable. His family has a long line of mental disorders and addiction issues.
So I have these three kids...Are my two youngest doomed because they come from a genetic pool of addiction and mental issues? I can't possibly accept that I have bore children who are fated into dysfunctional lives. I am however a realist and I know the research has shown that genetics play a substantial role in who we become. There have been twin studies where twins were adopted out and even though they were raised in totally different families, their personalities and behaviors are still similar. So it has to be the genetics that make them behave in those ways. But, is there no hope then?
Like I said before, I can't accept that answer. I am one of those parents that is always looking for the better way. The better way to discipline, the better way to cook, the better way to be. I put a lot of effort into my kids. Making sure they play sports, and experience a full life. I read to them, play with them, and talk to them. I want to think that all my effort is creating productive and healthy humans. Not that I am just wasting my time because flawed genetics are already at work and I have no control over the outcome.
On the flip side, what happens when you have a whole family of one kind of people, and then that singular rebel that can either be the black or white sheep depending which way they differ. Is their genetics different? Did they choose to be different than the rest because something in their environment showed them that they had a choice?
I am going to end this for now, but I have a lot more I can write on the subject. I really want to know what those of you who take the time to read this think. I think this dialog is truly important for humanity. The answers to these questions will help us create more effective social institutions. We need to know what change is possible for humans. Can you rehabilitate a child molester? Is a serial killer that way because they were born "evil" or was it their environment? Can you create a better humanity or does it have to be bred?
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Life is about change...
Image via WikipediaIf you ever feel like donating money to a place where you can actually see your money do good work, this is the place. They are now about to open the doors. Hopefully I will be one of the employees who get to join such a momentous event. Unfortunately the funding to keep the doors open is not there. So its going to take lots of generosity from the community and caring people all over to keep this very vital facility running. It is cold here now, and it snows here. Think about all those homeless teens freezing on the streets. They need shelter.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
What makes them different?
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Butt-Crack Caper
Image by deepchi1 via FlickrThis freedom and wearing their clothes is where the butt-crack caper begins...
I do not know about you, but I am amazed by some of the clothing that both genders choose to wear as teenagers right now. I know this statement ages me incredibly, and has been the argument of the generations for some time. However, my gripe is not about style. I do not care if its black or neon you feel like wearing. My gripe is not about baggy or tight, or even what rude saying you have bill boarded across your chest. Yes, I could complain about all of those things as well but honestly, the only thing that really bothers me is butt crack. Is it supposed to be sexy? I am constantly telling both the boys and girls in the shelter to pull up there pants and please do not bend over in front of me (yuck!).
What is the reason for someone wearing pants that expose half of their ass every time they bend, run, or sit? It seems rather annoying to both the butt crack bearer and the butt crack viewer. Moreover, why handing out belts would probably be a convenient solution, we cannot because some youth have tried to use their belts to hurt themselves or others.
So there you go... My top gripe is butt-crack! Cover it up, please.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Are You Crazy?
Image by Malingering via FlickrWhen I was a teenager, my best friend used to live down the street from me. She was the oldest child in the family and had three younger brothers. The oldest boy was a couple years younger than we were. He was an annoying younger brother but beyond the younger sibling drama, he was a good kid. This kid, Bobby started to get in trouble at home when he was around twelve. Bobby did not know his biological father, and his stepfather and he did not have a good relationship. Bobby started looking for male role models in his group of friends. I grew up in a small city about two hours away from
It started with school. Bobby started having trouble in school first and then he quickly started getting in trouble with the law. Theft fights, and gang activity became the focus of Bobby's life. The fun ended when Bobby was convicted of some minor felonies and sent to a juvenile facility that was supposed to help rehabilitate him. Unfortunately, for Bobby and his family, the rehabilitation failed and soon after his release from one facility, he was in another until before his 18th birthday he was convicted of major crimes and sent to prison as an adult. While in prison, Bobby was convicted of more crimes and given his third strike sentencing. Bobby will now be in prison until he is in his 70s if he lives that long.
Well it was Bobby that I started thinking about that day. I started to wonder why he kept on the path he did. I wondered if there was anything that could have been done to deter him from continuing a life of delinquency. I wondered if the juvenile corrections system really corrected anything. I wanted to find out why, and more important what could be done to prevent other kids from ending up like Bobby. I watched the way my best friend and her family were affected by Bobby's decisions. So, on that day, eight years ago I decided that I was going to make my mission in life to improve the way we as a society deal with at risk youth.
Now I am sure you are wondering how I think as one juvenile detention worker in a small city in
So that leads us to the present moment where I am now working at a juvenile detention and shelter. I have worked at my current job for 17 months. I work with kids that are aged from 12 to 23 and are either wards of the court and live in the shelter, or are in trouble with the law and locked up in the detention. This blog is going to be a place where I will share some of my day-to-day experiences, I will analyze problems, and dream of a better future. I hope you will join me.
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