Man Of The House At Eight

When an eight year old is man of the house. This is the time when uncles are suppose to step up and give guidance to a young boy who has lost ed his father. Without positive guidance in his life, what chance has he or his brother or sister have to be a part of the success statistics. Because we don't know when our life will end, fathers should give his son or sons and daughters something to refer to when things aren't happening just the way they planned them. Here is what was passed to little j. It's not the answer to all the questions he may ask, but it's something his father lived by. He will still need the support of his uncles and positive figures in his life, but his dad did leave him the one sheet of paper he always carried in his wallet and shared with friends. The paper was given to little j's father by an uncle.

It's called Dad's Philosophy...Some of my favorite quotes.

1. My Race: It's better to be hated for what you are, then to be loved for what you are not.

2. The world is full of problems, the way you handle them is how you define yourself.

3. Socrates..There is only one good KNOWLEDGE and one evil IGNORANCE

4. Core Values..Honor, Courage, Commitment

A strong gift to face life without a father.

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Excuses

Can a boy use the death of his father for a reason to fail. "My father use to help me with my homework". Can a mother except this for his failure? A lot of mothers in the hood are very young and don't want to try to compete for their son's attention in order to direct them in the right path. The line used is, "he needs a man in his life to correct his mistakes". This is music to the gangs ears. Is this why the drop out rate is so high in the hood? Because the fathers aren't there? I know there are a lot of mothers doing the job of raising a son without any help of a man being around. This is because they fight to keep their sons on the right path to success. So what do a mother say to a young boy that is failing in school? Please don't join a gang...

When No Is The Death Word

Gangs in schools are becoming a way of life in the hoods. Today's gangs are many and the police can't keep up with them. A lot of gangs don't wear tatoos or colors that represent them. The gangs of today uses hand signs and code words the police hasn't yet found a book on. There are gangs with kids as young as 8 years old. I know it may be hard to believe, but it's true. They take pocketbooks and steal items from stores. They do the kind of things that doesn't call for muscle. So when an 8 year old is approached by a gang member and asked to join, if your answer is no, they report you to an older gang leader where they convince you to join. A gun to the head and a few hard words spoken, that's usually all it takes to convice a young boy to join. Most boys in the younger gangs are those without a father present in their lives. So what is a kid to do and who does he turn to when dad (the man he depended on to guide him durning these times in his life) isn't there to give him the advice he needs to confront gang members. Gangs target kids without a father figure in their lives. So what happens is most young boys join and before long, another good kid has been set on a road of crime and neighborhood destruction.

Acting out in school - Lesson incomplete

The title is something all kids do. The reasons maybe different, but it happens. Have you ever questioned an eight year old boy about why he is misbehaving in school? I have. The answers are many if you keep asking just to find that one answer you want to hear. The answer I got that stood out was; my daddy told me I don't have to take any mess from the other kids in school. I understand that may have been the answer to something that had happen in the past, but does it relate to what is happening now. I ask what was going on in school when his dad told him he didn't have to take any mess from other kids. His answer was: someone had tried to take his money and he gave it up because he didn't want to get in any trouble for fighting in school. This is when his dad told him not to fight unless someone tries to hurt you. This didn't apply to when someone is making fun of you and laughting at you. So the lesson was incomplete. The answer didn't apply to all situations and now dad isn't there to point this out. Is this how mistakes will happen in his life? Will unanswered questions to incompleted lessons be the cause of a good kid being misunderstood?