5. The World Is A Dangerous Place.
Telling kids to look both ways before they cross the street is good advice. But, explaining to them the dangers of automobiles & reckless drivers paints a more vivid picture of the level of caution they’ll need. Life is much more difficult than a handful of clichés & “what if’s” would have you to believe. Kids should be ready for anything, early.
Reference: Streetz R Death Row by Tupac Shakur
4. Avoid No-Good Women.
Without getting unnecessarily heavy on a Monday morning, the first woman, Eve, lied & deceived her mate (as well as God). If she’s capable of such untrustworthy actions, then there’s no limit to the possibilities of her ancestors. If nothing else, when the time’s right, choose wisely.
Reference: T.N.B. by Penthouse Players Clique
(Editor’s note: This applies to men as well, just flip-flop a few things.)
3. Be Successful At All Costs.
Actually it’s more like “get rich or die trying,” but the same theory still holds true. Success & wealth are generally defined by one’s material possessions. This is not only sad, but it’s true. Too bad ambition isn’t taught in classrooms or during summer camp.
Reference: “Rob Me A…” by Freddie Gibbs
2. Stay Away From Drugs.
When I was a kid, there was the D.A.R.E. program, which taught the kids about the drugs in the community that they’d one day be selling to each other. Most didn’t listen, but the effort was there, regardless. These days, kids don’t know the difference between random types of drugs. All they know is that their very cool uncle & big brother get high, if you smell my cologne.
Reference: Tales From The Crackside by K-Solo
1. Take Care Of Yourself.
Nutrition & good hygiene are learned behaviors. Most kids don’t know how detrimental Red Dye No. 5 (or whatever number it is) is, for example. Also, mental stability is just as important. Life is only as good as it’s quality. Unfortunately, that lesson gets lost in all the bright lights & broken dreams of just trying to survive.
Reference: Food, Clothes, Shelter by dead prez
Crazy that u should mention Red Dye # 5 as my kid’s doctor just recommended that I pulled him off of stuff containing that, as well as other artificial dyes to help improve his performance in school.
My kids are addicted to Hot Fries, so that transition was like detox & rehab. Now its all about that Strawberry Applesauce.
I thought it was yellow #5 & red #40
red #40=coal tar
Thanks
“A variety of immunologic responses have been attributed to tartrazine (yellow #5) ingestion, including anxiety, migraines, clinical depression, blurred vision, itching, general weakness, heatwaves, feeling of suffocation, purple skin patches, and sleep disturbance.”
^ makes the kids hyperactive and asthmatic…if we REALLY wanna go there, these are some symptoms of trichinosis…
Abdominal discomfort
Cramping
Diarrhea
Facial swelling around the eyes
Fever
Muscle pain (especially muscle pain with breathing, chewing, or using large muscles)
Muscle weakness
^ the gods BEEN telling cats…if anything open the cupboards and medicine cabinets and peep how much is in your household…check the soap & toothpaste too…
“Trichinella spiralis can be found in pork, bear, walrus, fox, rat, horse, and lion meat.”
^ now think of all the bacon sandwiches sold and the environments we are forced to live in where rats run rampant…think of the slaughterhouses and plants…think about the sleep disturbance created by the cramping, discomfort, fever, muscle weakness…
like I’ve been saying, they target the young…candy is filled with this stuff…”energy” drinks…now look at the comment sections…
1 more jewel…thus a reason we got no 40 acres and a mule…someone needed to be a “consumer”…
* plays Roberta Flack-Killing Me Softly *
What about no-good men? Not all children are male you know!
My bad. True indeed. Pardon my freudian slip. My personal issues bled through…
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