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Bill Nelson
Wandering Member
Post Number:
213
Registered: 10-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 01:41 pm: |   |
An Old guy's Observation:
I just spent several hours observing teenagers who were hanging out at
one of our malls. I came to the conclusion that many teenagers in America
are living in poverty. Most of the young men I observed didn't even own
a belt; there was not one among the whole group. But that wasn't the sad
part . . . many of them were wearing their daddy's jeans.
Some of these jeans were so big and baggy that they hung low on their
hips, exposing their underwear. I know some of them must have been
ashamed their daddy was short because his jeans hardly went below their
knees. They
weren't even their daddies' good jeans, for most of them had holes
ripped inthe knees and had a dirty look to them.
It grieved me that in a modern, affluent society like America, there are
people who can't afford a decent pair of jeans. I have been thinking
about asking my church to start a jeans drive for the "poor kids at the
mall."
Then on Christmas Eve, I could go Christmas caroling and distribute
jeans to
these poor teenagers. I don't think this group of guys had even had much
to eat, because as they were walking, their heads leaned to one side as
if they didn't have enough strength to keep them up. Oh, they tried.
With each step,
they tried to lift them up, but to no avail; they always dropped back to
the side. This group of guys must be from the same family, because they
all walked with their heads bobbing together in the same manner.
But that wasn't the saddest part. It was the girls they were hanging out
with that disturbed me the most. I have never in all of my life seen
such "poor" girls. These girls had the opposite problem of the guys . .
they all had to wear their little sisters clothes. Their jeans were
about five
sizes too small. I don't know how they could even put them on, let alone
button them up. Their jeans barely went over their hipbones. Most of
them also had on their little sister's top; it hardly covered their
midsection. Oh, they were trying to hold their heads up with pride, but
it was a sad sight to see these almost grown women wearing children's
clothes. However, it was their underwear that bothered me the most.
They, like the boys,because of the improper fitting of their clothes,
also had their underwear
exposed. I have never seen anything like it. It looked like their
underwear was only held together by a single piece of . . . string. I
know it also saddens your heart to receive this report on the condition
of our American teenagers. While I go to bed every night with a closet
full of clothes
nearby, there are millions of "mall girls" who barely have enough
material
to keep it together. I think their "poorness" is why these two groups
gather at the mall, the boys with their short daddies' ripped jeans, and
the girls wearing their younger sisters' clothes. The mall is one place
where they can find acceptance. So, the next time you are at the mall
doing your shopping and you pass by some of these poor teenagers, would
you say a prayer for them?
TAke pity on these poor kids.
And one more thing . . Will you pray that the guys' pants won't fall
down, and the girls' strings won't break?!
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Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1373
Registered: 06-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 02:11 pm: | |
good one Bill, it might be nice if we printed that and put it on every refrigerator in the land, so that these teens know that we feel so poorly for them and are willing to help them in every way we can. We could also start a donation box or barrel, for wigs to cover the hair that has bee dyed and cut so bizzarely that they must be equally ashamed of this also, or perhaps we could all start a fund so that they can get proper maintenance of their hair through a reputable hair salon in each neighborhood? And perhaps a tiny ring or two of good quality, so that they might know that someone loves them and is willing to show them the proper way to wear good jewelry? Oh, and the shoes that these poor children have to wear, they must have feet that are sorely gcold in the winters and very sore period all the year round, becuase of ill fit on those poor tired feet? Perhaps we could each chip in one pair of our tennis shoes or heels for the young ladies so that they might feel what a good pair of shoes feels like to wear.
Thank you for the newest insight.....
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Harry Simenon
Wandering Member
Post Number:
185
Registered: 10-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 05:07 pm: | |
I bet that these mall dwellers will turn into bourgeois boring mainstream real soon.
I remember that I used to have long hair and strange outfits and hung out with mohawked punks.
If I meet them today they are executives in suits. And I lost most of my hair!
I suppose it is a way to find an identity while you haven’t much experience in life?
I don’t think you need to worry about these kids, most of them will turn out OK.
I worry more about young people who think that money and power is everything.
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