In Control
I've been thinking a lot about a young girl in our neighborhood, K, lately. I came to a really profound conclusion (at least in my own mind...) regarding this situation about a week ago while I was trying to go to sleep. I didn't write it down, and so when I lost consciousness that night, so I lost the conclusion. But here goes #2.
K is 14, and comes from one of our more popular families here in Glenwood. I found out recently that she has become very promiscuous and has been experimenting with some drug use. She is also bouncing around between places to live. All of these factors bother me, especially that she doesn't have a firm place to call "home" at the tender age of 14, but I think the thing that breaks my heart the most is the promiscuity.
K, like most of the kids in our neighborhood, does not have a father. Knowing some of her family situation, which I won't go into here, there is one thing that K is lacking in her life - GUIDANCE. When a child comes up with hurt in their life, including the kind of hurt that comes from their father leaving them, the child will often become obsessive with being able to control their life, or at least a few aspects. Couple that with never having a man in her family speak life and love into her.
K is now a young woman. She knows that she can use her body to manipulate men (thank you, media). She wants to control aspects of her life. Enter sex. She can choose when to give herself away - maybe in her mind she isn't even giving anything away...perhaps she views herself as the taker.
While I don't know the degree of the situation K is in, her sister made it seem pretty serious...so now, a call to prayer to break the chains of sexual addiction and emotional oppression.
K is 14, and comes from one of our more popular families here in Glenwood. I found out recently that she has become very promiscuous and has been experimenting with some drug use. She is also bouncing around between places to live. All of these factors bother me, especially that she doesn't have a firm place to call "home" at the tender age of 14, but I think the thing that breaks my heart the most is the promiscuity.
K, like most of the kids in our neighborhood, does not have a father. Knowing some of her family situation, which I won't go into here, there is one thing that K is lacking in her life - GUIDANCE. When a child comes up with hurt in their life, including the kind of hurt that comes from their father leaving them, the child will often become obsessive with being able to control their life, or at least a few aspects. Couple that with never having a man in her family speak life and love into her.
K is now a young woman. She knows that she can use her body to manipulate men (thank you, media). She wants to control aspects of her life. Enter sex. She can choose when to give herself away - maybe in her mind she isn't even giving anything away...perhaps she views herself as the taker.
While I don't know the degree of the situation K is in, her sister made it seem pretty serious...so now, a call to prayer to break the chains of sexual addiction and emotional oppression.
posted by Dayna at 9:49 PM
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