ValerieMitchell
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12 years ago @ Daily Camera.com: - Boulder dispatchers: 5... · 3 replies · +8 points
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12 years ago @ Daily Camera.com: - Attention Homes sponso... · 1 reply · +4 points
Your point is well taken and not denied, but it's not fair to those that use Attention Homes as a safe haven to label them all as degenerates ie- punks, brats, etc. They are the victims of their environments and pretty innocent of the condition of their upbringing. You want to frame it as every kid's in it to win it, but it's not the case. These kids have stories that would blow your mind, you can't imagine what they've learned to cope with in the household, they didn't ask for any of it, they didn't deserve the crappy hand life dealt them. When the bottom finally falls out, Attention Homes is a net for them. Don't take away the net by being pissed at those gaming the system, mend the holes, but tighten the net and support the mission.
And from what I've learned over the past few years of studying this topic, homeless kids sleep on their friend's couches, they sleep with relatives, in cars with their siblings or around town in hidden spots like the rest of the homeless population. They're surviving, not conniving. And sadly, homeless teens put themselves at risk for rape and abuse because they're desperate to find a place to stay or they feel indebted to those providing shelter. Stop and imagine the worst kinds of parents, the ones you read about in the paper, throw a baby girl into the mix and fast forward 10-12 years, then take that preteen and imagine her getting thrown out of the house, now she's sitting prey for anyone that wants to control her. Homeless teen girls = easy target for prostitution rings. These kids didn't deserve what they got, when they finally come to society with stalled development and years of trauma and little trust in the world that surrounds them, it's heartbreaking more than it's a sham. Be mad at the few, but understand that the many are there to survive, don't cut the lifeline.
Attention Homes is an unsung hero of Boulder IMO.
12 years ago @ Daily Camera.com: - Circumcision decision ... · 0 replies · +16 points
Simply put, if you wouldn't do it to your daughter, you shouldn't do it to your son. Period.
12 years ago @ Daily Camera.com: - Accused \'potty-peeper... · 0 replies · +1 points
12 years ago @ elephant journal: Yoga... - Believing in A Higher ... · 0 replies · +1 points
12 years ago @ Daily Camera.com: - Boulder council suppor... · 16 replies · -10 points
12 years ago @ Daily Camera.com: - Councilwoman: Consider... · 0 replies · +16 points
12 years ago @ Daily Camera.com: - Boulder to remove old-... · 0 replies · +4 points
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