It Takes a Village!

One of the babies has a cold so he woke up last night at 1 am for a bottle. As I am sitting there feeding him my mind goes to an incident that happened a few months ago with my 12 year old. Things at her dad's house are a little difficult for her at times with her stepmother. My daughter was at a friend's house, a friend she has had for years, and she spoke to her friend's mother about some of the things she has been through. Instead of this mother keeping my daughter's venting to herself, she told the stepmother what had been said and asked "what in the world is going on in that house?".

I ask you, if a child comes to you in confidence and actually confides these things in you, why in the world would you break that confidence and tell these things to the object of aforementioned conversation? Don't you think there is going to be further backlash for this child because of what you have said? It's difficult enough to get a 12 year old to talk sometimes, I am not thinking an incident like this is going to help that situation! Life is tough for kids these days, I encourage you to be there not only for your own children, but your children's friends as well. You never know what they might be going through and you could be the one they confide in. You can make a difference in a child's life...it really does take a village!

Let me know what you think.

I am not a doctor. Any advice or opinions I give are simply advice from life experience and not that of a professional!