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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 10:51 pm
I am so tired of turning on the news or reading an article and seeing story after story of kids getting into trouble. I know there's good kids out there doing good things, I've met some of them. I just read about a young girl who was sentenced after trying to poison two classmates with rat poison. It makes me sick that a 13 year old would even think like that, but more that the news focuses on kids who are getting into trouble and rarely says anything about those who are making a positive impact on the people around them. Anyone want to share things they've seen, heard or read about the good ones (yours or other peoples kids?) My neighbors 15 year old is a great kid. When he was in elementary school he was involved with the scouts and the year he was oh, 11 or 12 he had to do a community service project. He choose something close to home, helping neighbors with the upkeep of their houses or wherever he could lend a hand. There were days that summer he parked himself out front and waited for someone that looked like they needed help. He carried in groceries, kept an eye on younger children playing outside, and helped them ride bikes or learn to roller skate. He also went around to different houses, mostly are older neighbors and offered whatever help they needed, like changing light bulbs in ourdoor lighting fixtures and yard work. Once he got more involved in school, he quit the scouts, but kept up with helping out where he could. Right now as a sophomore in high school he's involved in ROTC, Marching Band, and Basketball. He earns money mowing lawns, but he also does it for nothing more than a thank you. He runs errands for the 88 year old woman down the street and when he heads home with a plate of cookies thats his payment for helping out he usually has a bigger grin on his face than when he's gotten paid to do a job. He does yard work and minor house repairs for another elderly couple a few houses down. Both are in their 70's and the wife is bedridden with illness. One night a week, neighbor kid sits with her so her husband can go out and have dinner with an old friend. When I (or other younger neighbors) have to run out and we have a sick kid at home or need to take the sick one to the doctor and don't want to take the others, a quick phone call and he's here and there to babysit as quick as he can get out of the door. He doesn't ask to be paid for things like this, he just does it. When I read stories like the one about the girl poisoning classmates, I try to think about kids like the neighbor boy. I've gotten to the point that it doesn't surprise me to see anything he's doing to help, or that doesn't brag about any of it, but do continue to be surprised that despite the fact that he's older, keeping up good grades and has a ton of extraciricular activities going on, he still finds the time to help anyone in need. I know he's not the only good kid. Heck, when the Lincoln broke down on me and I had to push it off the street into a parking lot, it was two teenage boys who ran up to help me while everyone else walked or drove by. Anyone else have good kids they know and the things they'd do that they'd like to share?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 5:28 am
That's so nice War. Hope you have written something just as nice for him to see. I bet he'd be thrilled to see what a good kid you think he is.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 8:05 am
I agree, maybe slip a copy of your post to his mom. what a wonderful mothers day gift that would be
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