Comments for Don't Pick Up http://www.dontpickup.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on Underage Drinking: Teaching Responsible Drinking? by stinkypaw http://www.dontpickup.com/underage-drinking-teaching-responsible-drinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-85 stinkypaw Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:53:55 +0000 http://www.dontpickup.com/?p=8#comment-85 Hey Marisa, trust all is well, and came by to wish you a very happy birthday! Have fun! Hey Marisa,

trust all is well, and came by to wish you a very happy birthday!

Have fun!

]]> Comment on Underage Drinking: Teaching Responsible Drinking? by Marisa http://www.dontpickup.com/underage-drinking-teaching-responsible-drinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-68 Marisa Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:48:09 +0000 http://www.dontpickup.com/?p=8#comment-68 How tragic! I'm so sorry for your friends and for all the families affected. It's such a costly price to pay to learn a lesson. How tragic! I’m so sorry for your friends and for all the families affected. It’s such a costly price to pay to learn a lesson.

]]> Comment on Underage Drinking: Teaching Responsible Drinking? by Tricia http://www.dontpickup.com/underage-drinking-teaching-responsible-drinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-67 Tricia Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:42:38 +0000 http://www.dontpickup.com/?p=8#comment-67 No I don't agree with parents who allow underage kids to drink at home or even at parties. last weekend our friends 18 year old son was plowed down by a car (driven by a 17 year old) outside of a party where the parents were allowing the kids who were attending the party to drink. If they hadn't allowed the drinking the drunk kid that plowed into not one but four kids (three killed one badly injured) the kids would still be alive. Now there's just a lot of sorrow over what happened and I'm certain that the parents who allowed underaged drinking in their home will be sued by at least five sets of parents very soon if it hasn't happened already. No I don’t agree with parents who allow underage kids to drink at home or even at parties.

last weekend our friends 18 year old son was plowed down by a car (driven by a 17 year old) outside of a party where the parents were allowing the kids who were attending the party to drink. If they hadn’t allowed the drinking the drunk kid that plowed into not one but four kids (three killed one badly injured) the kids would still be alive.

Now there’s just a lot of sorrow over what happened and I’m certain that the parents who allowed underaged drinking in their home will be sued by at least five sets of parents very soon if it hasn’t happened already.

]]> Comment on Underage Drinking: Teaching Responsible Drinking? by Lisa Marie Mary http://www.dontpickup.com/underage-drinking-teaching-responsible-drinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-55 Lisa Marie Mary Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:36:11 +0000 http://www.dontpickup.com/?p=8#comment-55 No way, no way, no way - is letting a kid drink while you are there a good idea. Never was when I was growing up (yes, I had friends whose mothers thought this - and I have little respect for them today, though I thought they 'understood' and were the COOLEST then!) The best outlet is to immerse your teens in a good, positive activity that will give them lifelong benefits. One of these is band. I could go on and on about how good music is for kids and about the amazing scholarships available for musically involved kids - but, that is beside the point, really. The point is that adolescence is hard. Really hard for some (it was for me). And be heavily involved in a good group that promotes good things (working together, etc) can be a really good life preserver to get a kid through the tough times. Look, my teen years were hard. Very hard. And I went down the wrong road. But I will tell you that the adults who I think of today who still make my heart swell with gratitude were the ones who were there for me in a <i>real</i> way. My best example of that is that I was involved heavily in my church's youth group. I am not exaggerating when I say that my involvement there (though I still went down that bad road) saved my life. The moms who gave me beer and wine coolers led me closer to my grave. Period. No way, no way, no way – is letting a kid drink while you are there a good idea. Never was when I was growing up (yes, I had friends whose mothers thought this – and I have little respect for them today, though I thought they ‘understood’ and were the COOLEST then!)

The best outlet is to immerse your teens in a good, positive activity that will give them lifelong benefits. One of these is band. I could go on and on about how good music is for kids and about the amazing scholarships available for musically involved kids – but, that is beside the point, really.

The point is that adolescence is hard. Really hard for some (it was for me). And be heavily involved in a good group that promotes good things (working together, etc) can be a really good life preserver to get a kid through the tough times.

Look, my teen years were hard. Very hard. And I went down the wrong road. But I will tell you that the adults who I think of today who still make my heart swell with gratitude were the ones who were there for me in a real way.

My best example of that is that I was involved heavily in my church’s youth group. I am not exaggerating when I say that my involvement there (though I still went down that bad road) saved my life.

The moms who gave me beer and wine coolers led me closer to my grave. Period.

]]> Comment on Addiction by Dorothy Stahlnecker http://www.dontpickup.com/hello-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-53 Dorothy Stahlnecker Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:03:19 +0000 http://dontpickup.com/?p=1#comment-53 We need a site like this as your right I see such heartache with additiction I wrote a silly post about the phone addiction and talking while on the toilet however true chemical addiction cause pain and sorrow and sometimes forever therefore I wish you well as you develope this site we need it. Dorothy from grammology We need a site like this as your right I see such heartache with additiction I wrote a silly post about the phone addiction and talking while on the toilet however true chemical addiction cause pain and sorrow and sometimes forever therefore I wish you well as you develope this site we need it.

Dorothy from grammology

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