| It was recently reported by a reporter | | | | anymore, but the young boys as well. |
| of the Associated Press, January 31, | | | | Sometimes it is much better to 'tough |
| 2008, that a 10-year old girl gave birth | | | | things out' rather than rush into |
| in Cincinnati. As a mother this news | | | | another difficult relationship that |
| turned my stomach and got me so mad, I | | | | produces result like this horrible one |
| just had to write a note to all you | | | | reported here. No young child should |
| adults out there. The prosecutors in | | | | have to go through this. |
| Cincinnati suspected the boyfriend of | | | | Who do I blame here? Without knowing the |
| the young girl's mother to be the baby's | | | | mother's full situation, it is hard to |
| father; a 40-year old who is now in jail | | | | blame her totally. However, especially |
| on another charge. My goodness this | | | | as mothers, we have to talk to our |
| mother did pick a good one eh! | | | | children and encourage them to confide |
| The question today is: What is happening | | | | in us. How could my partner abused my |
| in our homes? Do we know were our | | | | young child under my roof and I did not |
| children are and what they are doing or | | | | know about it? We have to be like the |
| who they are with? Do we know the people | | | | FBI in our homes. Find it before any |
| we are bringing into our homes? Are we | | | | other individual do. I know it is |
| allowing too much privacy without | | | | popular in some North American homes for |
| parental control and monitoring? | | | | parents to give too much privacy to |
| Moms and Dads, please think twice before | | | | children, but I believe firmly this |
| you walk out that door away from your | | | | should not be so. We must know what is |
| family. Think about the welfare of your | | | | going on in our homes and our children's |
| children and make an effort to work | | | | lives! In the school and church or any |
| things out before you throw in the | | | | where we send our children, we must know |
| towel. I am not encouraging you to stay | | | | what is going on and who they are with. |
| in abusive, destructive relationships, | | | | If not the possibility of trouble is |
| but a lot of times couples close the | | | | just too high. |
| door without thinking twice about their | | | | CONCLUSION: Just remember as the saying |
| commitment to children or the vows they | | | | goes, "it takes a village to raise a |
| made. | | | | child". Essentially what that means is: |
| Women be careful who you get involved | | | | teachers, social workers, health care |
| with and be a better judge of character. | | | | workers, preachers, neighbors, friends, |
| Give yourself some time before you bring | | | | family, everyone, we have to be on the |
| these individuals into your homes and | | | | look out for the children in our care |
| around your children. As the old saying | | | | and around us. We have to be our |
| goes, "take time to know him, it's not | | | | brother's keeper in that way, no child |
| an overnight thing". Remember it's not | | | | will be left behind! |
| just the young girls at risk for abuse | | | | . |