It never ceases to make me wonder why people have so much trouble committing to a relationship in this day and age. Have things changed so much? Apparently so. Back in the day, couples married, and considered their vows important, and their union worth working to keep. I sometimes wonder if the reason is because nothing is private, or sacred any more. Even the young feel they aren't "with it," if they don't have nearly everything on display. With the tight, minuscule clothing, and television shows, magazines, the Internet, and just about everything else that leaves little to the imagination, easy to obtain.
Used to be children were shielded from such. But now days they learn too much about such things from their peers. Those of tender age, dress older than their years. They wear make up more appropriate for older individuals. And they hang out with older, more mature kids, and learn all kinds of poor behaviour. It is sad when you go to town at any hour of the evening, and see youngsters walking the streets, pushing baby carriages, and smoking cigarettes. To say nothing of the shorts barely covering their "cheeks," and mid riff bearing tight, skimpy tops.
Our nearby town has made a name for itself, in teen age pregnancies, unwed mothers, and "babies having babies." But when you drive by the city park, it isn't really difficult to see why. There shouldn't be any reason why you can't raise a kid within the city limits, if you are so inclined, and not have them walking the streets at all hours of the day and night. I believe curfews are enforced, and police patrols frequent the town. But they cannot stop every kind of clandestine behaviour. It takes parents laying down the law, bringing up their children right, knowing where they are, and what they are doing.
Fortunately, my only child was raised in the country. She had country friends, went to a small town school, and attended country events. To the best of my knowledge she didn't feel she was missing much by not walking the streets while she was growing up. And she went clear through college without smoking, drinking to excess, getting into drugs, or having a child too young. As far as I'm concerned, that makes for at least one successful undertaking out in the country.
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