I was riding the subway on my way home today and some of the conversations I ended up listening to really saddened me. I was on the subway at about 2:30pm, (the normal let out time for school children). Being in such a close area and sharing the same air, not too many conversations go unheard in such a cluttered space. While I was patiently waiting for my stop to arrive, manyhigh schoool children got on a one particular stop, (mostly girls). One group of girls decided to sit behind me and start off a conversation that should have been left for privacy. This one girl was talking about a popular concert coming up called POWERHOUSE. When she described what she was going to wear it made me sad. She had plans on dressing in a way that would exploit her body, get hair extensions, and high heels. These girls were no older than 15 and freshmen in high school. I was saddened because I feel that young girls feel as though they have to dress older and appear to be more mature to get attention and to feel good about themselves. They just don't know what kind of attention they will be attracting and it could end upvery fatal if they don't watch out and be careful.
I just wish OUR children had different mindsets and were a little more aware of real life situations... Our children STILL need help!
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