'Crawler
SM, I'm still shocked that young girls find this story the least bit interesting.
Well the way it was explained to me was
Good Girls like bad boys, and bad boys don't say no
Moms go
when little girls and boys look at adults and ask
isn't that right? The moms then go
These are great kids, I am serious. They read, they want to look stuff up either on the Internet, or - better sit down for this - Library.
Example:
All this talk of why folks do drugs and make Meth for example. Kids hear, read news and all, they ask good questions and, quality time is spent with adults to find out.
One source suggested many young folks, as a show of rebellion get in with the wrong crowd. Girls were said to get with bad boys because they wanted attention, get back at parents, and some girls abused/ incest felt dirty and been "prostituted" out and so they continue these behaviors.
These kids are good kids, not into gaming, not into watching a lot of TV, and would rather watch a movie on DVD and use the savings from renting a movie, instead of going to a theatre to have a treat, Pizza or "girls and chocolate night".
This story?
To go a bit further into this, kids hear all the negative stuff about guns, hunting, and all this stuff the Gov't messes with.
They are learning to find out for themselves about things to make an informed decision.
I was up front with the parents, especially the single moms and girls. Some are young so I read the story and left out all the language, and the details of a make model and gun. Pulled a handgun...used a shotgun...rifle for that shot...etc. I tried to keep it at thier level and not get so into the "stuff" but the story.
Understand, some have had a hard past. Maybe some domestic abuse, the kid batted out of the way so a fist could find mom's face.
Stalked, and home busted into...
These folks know some realities many adults here do not know about. For instance in S&T when folks talk about taking a UlitimateBlaster to clear a house all by themselves.
Kids are sharing:
"Well that is stupid, that is what Police are for, I am to run to my room or another safe spot , and I have a TracPhone to call the Police direct for help. I got the numbers on the phone".
One shared how she and mom ran out the back door to a neighbors, BG was breaking the front door down, or trying to.
Lorenzo on fire: "Stop, Drop, and Roll" was shared.
Why Jill did not run out the back at the diner when the BGs came in? Two theories from the kids.
1. she did and was caught there running out and exit alarm gave her away.
2 afraid the alarm on exit would give her away as she thought she could run out the front.
With parent's permisson, we let the kids run with the story. Did they care or understand about some of the equipment? No. Over their heads, heck I do not keep up with some of this, and I told them so.
Kids liked reading stuff written by Reponsible Firearm Owners, 'Crawler & Correia. They like what THR and TFL and sister sites represent, they got a kick out of the story, they get a kick out of seeing the pictures folks share of various activities, and seeing Oleg's posters.
Sometimes they do not understand Oleg's posters. So we break it down, maybe read about the event he is referring to.
I do not have any kids of my own. I was a stepdad for a bit. My own neices and nephews , I cannot do these Pro-Gun things with.
I choose whom is in my circle of friends, I have earned the trust of these single moms, parents, grandparents and kids. I am the "adopted uncle".
The guy that sired me, did not parent me. I , being the eldest of 4 sibs, was the eldest male of the house.
My Mentors and Elders, "adopted aunts and uncles" different races, belief systems, and you name it, allowed me to bug the fire out of them to get what they had that I wanted.
I am passing forward as passed to me. My Mentors and Elders read me stories, helped me to read things over my head, to look things up, to get answers and to understand.
I and the mom were kinda sorta in a time schedule hurry , but we stopped at a Waffle House.
Jill got nabbed, young lady wanted "check it out". In her mind, Jill was in a Waffle house type place.
Mom and daughter really do not have to use restroom, instead "checking it out".
Young lady was in deep thought, we had driven around the bldg.
She sketched out the layout best she could recall, mom added some details.
"Waffle House needs a heavy metal door "there" [a room for storage, straight shot from register] and with a good lock, a cell phone in case phones are out, and she could have locked herself in".
"'What about a gun hidden?"
"Well yeah, but guns are not the answer to everything".
Later , with more time we chatted about Waffle Houses, best place to sit, if achoice,and what to do if trouble showed up.
My Mentors let me "run with it". My Mentors passed forward.
This story I / we used as a passing forward tool, and learned some about the kind of folks these kids are and want to continue to be a part of.
Our Future.
Thanks.
Steve