#teachyourchildrenwell

[ancient-healer]

[poetrythreesixfive]

Creep

I first noticed it when I was nineteen

and working in a supermarket, the guy

behind the register slaving away

for the privilege to pay and to stay

in college for one more day.

She came through my line, a mother

maybe early thirties, a girl in the cart-seat,

maybe five years old, cute as a bug,

eyeing the colorful candy so accidentally

placed by the register where people wait.

But as they approached, mom, hunched over,

started pointing at me, chanting in a wicked

tone to her child: “He’s gonna get you,

he’s gonna get you, the man is gonna get you…”

The terrifying part was that she wasn’t kidding.

It had to be a joke, but no. Her innocent

girl fixed me with wide eyes, and where

a moment ago rested contentment there

now grew apprehension, so I asked her,

What the hell are you doing?

“I’m training her,” she said.

For what? I had to know.

“That men are dangerous.”

That’s the sickest thing I’ve ever heard,

I replied, not caring if I lost my job,

because let’s be honest, the customer,

clearly, is not always right.

And today we wonder why there is

a generation of young women who

regard all men as creeps, why every

hello is interpreted as a proposition,

why every passing-by produces an

instinctive pulling down of the shirt,

why eye-contact is verboten, unless

they need something, like the woman

in the market yesterday who I kindly

helped by grabbing a box from high

up on a shelf, who five minutes later,

passing her in the checkout line would

not even look at me, and I didn’t even

say a word because I know how it goes

these days. I’m a man, so I’m a creep.

And god forbid if I protest too much.

[therealmisscocoperu]

Beautiful art by @hi_welcome_2_chilis for her "Open Mind" piece. This will be shown at the art gala at Central Memorial High School. #teachyourchildrenwell (at Central Memorial High School)

[nicoletheartist24-blog]

Some new creations by my daughter and me! Trying my hand at hand-building some tiny “flower pots.” Zoey made a pot and a bunny! #pottery #flowerpot #sculptures #sculpey #polymerclayartist #polymerclay #kidsculpture #lovewhatyoudo #teachyourchildrenwell #nicoletheartist #mymythicalpets

[musicandpost]

Crosby, Stills & Nash (Live) - Teach Your Children

"#Teach, your #Children Well"...

#Peace ✌️ and #Love ❤️  from #Cali 🌴:) 🙂

#CrosbyStillsandNash #TeachYourChilldrenWell #MusicVideo

[spanky606]

@Regrann from @breakingnumber45 - A judge handling the case of a deadly DUI didn’t tolerate any disrespect when she kicked out a couple for laughing. Kosal was in courtroom 502 Thursday (Feb. 23) for a sentencing hearing. The 26-year-old admitted she was drunk in June of 2016 when her vehicle collided with an SUV, killing father of five Jerome Zirker and injuring his fiancé, Brittany Johnson. As Kosal cried during testimonies from the victim’s family, snickers and whispers were heard from her mother Donna Kosal and her boyfriend. After Judge Lillard had both parties removed from the courtroom, Donna can be heard talking back to the judge. It was at that moment Lillard provided a reality check for Kosal’s mother. #dui #detroit #judgelillard #teachyourchildrenwell #respect #jail #contempt #courtroom502 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 #justice #waynecounty - #regrann

[lynnswirld]

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[deborahmagone]

#teachyourchildrenwell #music #musiclessosnsforallages #guitar #voice www.deborahmagone.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CiGrmngO1wn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=