RE: Skate Park

[Jennifer Swanberg <JJSwanberg@TurboNet.com>]

I drove by the skate park the other day, and yes, I did see some wild
and unruly
hair, I did see some loose, unkempt, "skater" clothing and I did see a
group of
males and females off to the side in what appeared to be flirtatious
behaviors.
I can imagine this might be frightening to some parents..

I also saw kids having fun and expressing themselves through their
personal
styles, they were taking turns, teaching each other skills, letting
smaller kids
take a second turn.  Not all were so admirably behaved, but most were.

I think we find joy where we look for it.

Cheers,
Jennifer



Kacey Krehbiel wrote:

> If you had a young son or daughter between the ages of 6-12 when they
are
> beginning to recieve influences from the outside you would most likely
want
> them to have good influences.  The skate park has only the influences
of
> swearing, smoking, and sometimes illegal behavior.
>
> Bill London wrote:
>
> > I am surprised to read that the new skate park is a place parents do
not
> > want their kids to go to.....
> > Though my daughter is now too old for such things, I did not think
of the
> > park as a place I would refuse to let her hang out at....
> > Why is it viewed as a bad place?
> > BL
> >
> > Kacey Krehbiel wrote:
> >
> > > I want to address the topic of good quality places for teens of
Moscowto
> > > go.  There are a few places that teens go around the city.
However, Few
> > > require money, or are not places parents would wnat their
children, i.e.
> > > the Skate Park.  I think we need to make places for our teens and
> > > children to go that they would want to.
> > >
> > > -Thank you