Walking through the Laguardia Airport in New York City, I saw an advertisement that made me stop dead in my tracks. I decided to take a picture of the advertisement to share with you.
As a youth minister, I have interest in this picture and have a strong reaction. What about you? As a parent, as a Christian, as a peer, as a high school student, as a member of society, what does this advertisement stir inside of you?
What is your reaction to this advertisement?
Man, that is disturbing. I have also been contemplating the severity of reaching the current youth of america. It seems easy to reach out to young people in bad situations, who live in projects, are from abused homes, etc. But what about just your middle class kid who is the 1 in 4 that has been drunk. They don’t really have any worries (other than making sure they get the new Halo game when it comes out) and life is not that hard for them, unlike the innercity kids who love when you show up at their rec centers. This middle class kid who doesn’t see the need to be saved cause they don’t have any worries are the ones it is so hard to reach. They just don’t see what sort of difference Jesus will make in their life. Like I said this is something I have been thinking a lot about, and I appreciate you bringing up the disscussion.
Wow you can never exspect who it is it could be your own wow that is really powerful when you get to thinking about it!
love you
being an eighth grader that’s really scary to hear.
You know…This subject was actually brought up in a discussion in my AP english class. I was the only one that spoke up for what is right. I was 1 out of 15 that actually cared about the lives of our younger ones. People looked at me funny, but I knew what I was doing was right, and it was right in God’s eyes. So I just let them stare…
It felt REALLY good B…
-Mack
Well as a parent of an 8th grader and one who was an 8th grader, that is a reality check. And unfortunately one of the two has told me that they have had a drink by an adult that I thought would know better..but thought it would be funny..so needless to say that was a stupid move. I fear that advertisement is 100% percent true, which is sad. Every parent who cares about their children should really know what is going on in their lives. Even if it means you may seen over protective, if the parent is not protective of their children then who will be.? I believe that you not only have to make them aware but be an example of that. They see more then they hear.
yeah, this picture definitely speaks some truth. Too often, we (society and parents) forget what actually goes on in the life of an 8th grader. Not to dispute Teresa’s comment, but, from personal experiences, sometimes the “protected” can become over protected and seemingly under-loved. I think by that maintaining a close relationship in which both members take initiative (taught and led by parent), the numbers of this activity as well as many other “risky” activities would be greatly decreased. So, I guess my overall feeling is frustrated. How do you teach others about true love and relationship?
Joel, I see your what you are trying to say that is why I said that you “may” seem over protected. Just wanting to know what is going on in their lives and maintaining that relationship with your child…some who see from the out side think you are being “over protective”…but in all truth..you just care about your child’s well-being..it is a tough world out there..yes they need to see some of it for themselves but we shouldn’t just let them walk right into the danger zone. And yes it is very frustrating….you teach them one way and then you have others who say the total opposite.
Talk about fitting….I just read the verse of the day…….
“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”- Proverbs 22:6