Tower Of Babel

Now, I’m here having a rather heavy breakfast for during the week….some of the leftover liver that was cooked Sunday…hey, it was in the fridge…and man easy to force. Topped it off with a half apple and a kiwi….a fruit that I have learned to appreciate in recent years….I sorta think of it as a ‘ristocratic cousin to naseberry! (I could be wrong though.)

Surfed the newspapers and it is an Observer story that got me.

Now, as a yute growing up, I can’t remember giving my parents any major heartache…I basically towed the line. Hell, I wasn’t any angel, but certain shyte was just not even considered in my home. The thought of Daddy’s facial expressions alone would jus mek you put any thought of wayward behaviour to rest. Yes people, as a yute I knew that one of my major responsibilities was to put me head inna me book dem, and mek sure seh no teacher need to see my parents on account of poor grades or bad behaviour at school. That rass jus was not tolerated.

I stumbled on this article and asked myself, what is wrong with this sixteen year old. Now, I am not yet a parent (tough shit that is). But, were I placed in such a situation with any future offspring, if you asked me now what I would do… testosterone, anger and so on would dictate that she get a good rahtid beating and hear a few claats.

But, when I think about it, her staging her own ‘kidnapping’ is simply in my opinion, attention seeking behaviour. Her family needs to sit down with her and find out what a gwaan. She already is going to feel a penalty from the legal system. Probably they need the assistance of a Psychologist who is sensitive to the needs of adolescents. They have to watch this young teen. I wouldn’t put it past her to attempt suicide as a means of getting attention. Brings back to mind a case I dealt with as a medical student…girl was seventeen….very rebellious…had been expelled from several of our high schools….poor attitude, drug abuse etc. One night she took suppem like a dozen Valium….then told her mother ’bout it, went on the driveway to puff on a cigarette after…they brought her to Casualty against her will! Boyfriend at the time was suppem like thirty. I doubt she benefitted from the Psychotherapy at all and am unable to say what happened to her after. Girl left hospital after one night….claiming she was fine, not in need of help and that we never knew what we were doing anyway!

If you think about it, parents are to blame as well as the media. Parents naw spend nuh time with their offspring…they don’t know what they are up to. Movies, MTV and all that give kids the wrong ideas. Lots of the ‘role models’ give bad vibes. I don’t know, maybe I’m too analytical or unable to see through the eyes of people who do this sorta crap as I am not into that. Parenting is no easy task. If the good Lord grants me with the gift of children, I hope He will be kind enough to allow me to raise them in the right way. Any thoughts?

Guess you have all seen the secrets that the Angry Dawg exposed ’bout me. Him betta watch it. Like 9/11….tings may well ketch him by surprise…..wake him outta him kennel from sleeping bliss to rahtid! Lata.

BTW, anybody know what happen to the Princess? She gone into exile?? Yamfoot??

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