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elmb · November 27th, 2004, 12:43 PM

I never knew that when I didn't complete my studies in college that 10 years later I would have gotten an honorary degree in Social Work, Psychology, Forensic Psych (for those deviant days), Child Behavior and many more.

Needless to say, my 10 year old son has me sleeping let alone thinking on my toes. He is honest and that is my saving grace b/c he has told me he feels pressured and influenced to do certain things. I have to them combat that with our way of living with morals with my own strong arm of the law ( which doesn't necessarily mean beat him because I don't want him growing up thinking that is your only way to deal with problems), I then have to talk and go down memory lane from when I was a child, and bring him back to today with all of the black on black killings and the police not necessarily having his young black male interest at heart. It isn't easy and it's a daily prayer from sun up to sun down.

November 27th, 2004, 12:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
elmb Afro Resident elmb is offline Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 792 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 17 Credits: 3,665	You get honorary degrees parenting these days I never knew that when I didn't complete my studies in college that 10 years later I would have gotten an honorary degree in Social Work, Psychology, Forensic Psych (for those deviant days), Child Behavior and many more. Needless to say, my 10 year old son has me sleeping let alone thinking on my toes. He is honest and that is my saving grace b/c he has told me he feels pressured and influenced to do certain things. I have to them combat that with our way of living with morals with my own strong arm of the law ( which doesn't necessarily mean beat him because I don't want him growing up thinking that is your only way to deal with problems), I then have to talk and go down memory lane from when I was a child, and bring him back to today with all of the black on black killings and the police not necessarily having his young black male interest at heart. It isn't easy and it's a daily prayer from sun up to sun down.