Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I hope all is well with you all. Today's rant is about..........well, let's see where it takes us today.
Hmm. Well, the public school I went to as a child for grades K-5, I recently heard was closing down due to lack of enrolment. This stuns me, are the children in the area just not going to school anymore, or are there no children left to teach. I know for a fact that there are children of this age range in the catchment area. So, wtf? I've noticed that the school isn't looking so good anymore, does no one look after it, does no one really care? I've visited a few facebook groups regarding this school, looking for information, and most of (if not all) of the wall postings on these groups come from kids/people that apparently NEED to go back to, or stay in, school. They either can't spell or use appropriate grammar worth a shit (not saying that I always do, but come on). The 'now teens and older' leave notes trying to sound cool with today's pathetic slang lingo, I'm not a huge fan of slang but don't get me wrong, I will occasionally use it. And the females leaving notes about all the naughty little things they've done in any certain area. I can see the sad future of these little whores, and the males are even worse. So over all, I wouldn't say the school is being closed down due to lack of enrollment. I'd say it's due to ignorance. Of course I blame the government and western society for most of this, and the fact that 'parents' of these children haven't grown up yet themselves. But that's a rant for another time. Yet, here's something for you, we went to the park the other day with the little one. This group of 3 or 4 teen girls show up, one with her young sister. I guess the age at about 3. This teen girl let her little sister out of the stroller, put her on the swing for a brief moment, then took her off the swing and proceeded to swing on it herself. At which point the toddler wandered off to another area of the large playground. This teen sister and her friends all sat on the swings, swinging and swearing, singing and laughing. Not paying ANY attention to the youngster at all. Whom at this time, was out of her sisters sight. Not to worry at this point though, we were keeping and eye on the whole situation, even our little one was keeping watch. As well as a couple other 'adult' parents with their children. It also turns out, that these girls also had arranged a 'hook up' with some boys and other friends who showed up moments later. The teen 'sister' was now totally oblivious as to what her younger 3 year old sister was up to. Didn't even look. It seemed as if she had forgotten about her altogether. And was still out of sight. We all kept an eye on her, watched her play , etc...About an hour later some kids had left, and we were about to leave as well, when we noticed that the toddler was on her way over to the bridge that crosses the little brook/river that runs along side the playground, and the length of the park. As we went to re-route her back to the swings, and her useless sister, at that moment she decided to not go on the bridge, but head down to the rivers edge. Which at this time, is fast water. Sara managed to distract her from the waters edge and send her in the direction of her sister. Some choice words were said to the teen and we then left the park.
What do you do? We both said that if we knew the teens, we would do more, even call the parents if needed. But where do you draw the line of politely caring for youth, and intervening in another's life? Dictating to them what you think they should be doing. And what kind of parent would let their, obviously inattentive, teen girl take her little 3 year old sister out to the park with her teen friends. I can't say for sure. But I see the teens today, are less respectful, less responsible for their actions. And tend to hide under the umbrella of the ever popular 'Attention Deficit Disorder' issue. Which, don't get me wrong, is a real issue for those that actually have it (I question myself at times), but is commonly miss diagnosed. None the less, what are the individuals now involved in this situation (the park) supposed to think of themselves? What if something happens to that little girl while we went on to our various lives, even after speaking with the teen? Some, including myself, would start to think 'what if I were there just a little longer, to prevent whatever happened?' Even though it wouldn't be any-one's responsibility but the teens, that thought would haunt you for the rest of your life. In various ways depending on your personality. And, are you obligated to be responsible in a situation like that, when the individual who is supposed to be isn't? Taking a child anywhere and not watching them is a selfish act, it then shifts the moral responsibility to others, and interferes in their lives. Not only does it put the child at risk, it puts others at risk.
That's enough for now, I'm irritated. Maybe I'll write more later.
Look after each other out there ladies and gentlemen, especially youth, animals and the Earth. Please, Don't be ignorant.
Carry on ladies and gentlemen, carry on...........
