Sort of a flashback!

My Dad was asked to speak on motivation day, at Fredrick Douglas High School in Atlanta yesterday. My Mom, Dave and I went with him for support. It was me and my brothers first time ever in a High School, it was fun! We got to hear our Dad speak and motivate the many teenagers who were in class. He encouraged them to hold on to their dreams and to always believe in themselves.

David and I not only got to sit in classrooms but we got to sit in desks too, just like the students. We ate lunch and listened to many of the other adults who were there to speak as well.

I learned some of the things it takes to be a teenager learning how to be an adult. I also noticed that some of the girls were pregnant, way too young to be pregnant. I also noticed many of negative attitudes the students had. I felt sorry for them. I learned how negative and positive influences can make or break your day.

I could tell my parents were having flashbacks of being teens again. I was proud (and always will be) to be their daughter.

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I am so proud of our oldest!! She was asked to write a short summary of her experience yesterday and this is what came from her heart.

I am also very proud of my husband for the job well done. Those students were tough and some of them not interested at all but he didn't let that stop him. The more he spoke the more in tuned he got with the message he wanted to deliver to them, the more confident he became in what he was sharing. The last time D. did something like this was way before we got together, yesterday was just a warm up.
Many of these students come from broken homes, broken neighborhoods and go to a school where many of the teachers don't care. Seems like they're just showing up because they have too.

My hat goes off to the teachers and staff who are trying to make a difference by organizing events like this. Showing the students that they do care and that there is hope for better futures for them and their children. This event takes place once a year, in my opinion it should be more than that. I'm sure we'll be going back again, who knows, maybe they'll get to hear from this stay-at-home-mom who is in between careers.





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