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In reply to the discussion: I'm a hard person to love these days and I'll tell you why [View all]tavernier
(12,377 posts)I've been lucky enough to have grandkids, and lately I'm working in the school system with both grade school age and high schoolers. For the very most part, they are as starry eyed and hopeful as we were at that age. They love family, are furiously devoted to friends, excited about their futures, and yet nervous about it all. Sound familiar? They haven't as yet learned how to be cynical or corrupt. Mind you, they are not angels. But they truly want to count.
I truly wish there was a way to identify the crossroads, when these kids choose to pick the wrong road. Is it a lack of our school system? A lack of family involvement?
Either way, don't count them down. There are plenty of kids out here who still have their eyes to the stars and are filled with as much hope and optimism as we were.