http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/magazine/22Paternity-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine
This article is a emotional tour of how father and child are entangled in dishonest relationships.
Showing posts with label child. Show all posts
Showing posts with label child. Show all posts
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Child exploitation and prostitution
I was surprised to know that there are more than 200k children trafficked in united states.
The website says,
"Among children and teens living on the streets in the United States, involvement in commercial sex activity is a problem of epidemic proportion. Approximately 55% of street girls engage in formal prostitution. Estes Report, Executive Summary at 7. Of the girls engaged in formal prostitution, about 75% worked for a pimp. Id. Pimp-controlled commercial sexual exploitation of children is linked to escort and massage services, private dancing, drinking and photographic clubs, major sporting and recreational events, major cultural events, conventions, and tourist destinations. Id. About one-fifth of these children become entangled in nationally organized crime networks and are trafficked nationally. Id. at 8. They are transported around the United States by a variety of means – cars, buses, vans, trucks or planes, Id., and are often provided counterfeit identification to use in the event of arrest. Id. The average age at which girls first become victims of prostitution is 12-14. Estes Report at 92. It is not only the girls on the streets that are affected -- for boys and transgender youth, the average age of entry into prostitution is 11-13"
The website says,
"Among children and teens living on the streets in the United States, involvement in commercial sex activity is a problem of epidemic proportion. Approximately 55% of street girls engage in formal prostitution. Estes Report, Executive Summary at 7. Of the girls engaged in formal prostitution, about 75% worked for a pimp. Id. Pimp-controlled commercial sexual exploitation of children is linked to escort and massage services, private dancing, drinking and photographic clubs, major sporting and recreational events, major cultural events, conventions, and tourist destinations. Id. About one-fifth of these children become entangled in nationally organized crime networks and are trafficked nationally. Id. at 8. They are transported around the United States by a variety of means – cars, buses, vans, trucks or planes, Id., and are often provided counterfeit identification to use in the event of arrest. Id. The average age at which girls first become victims of prostitution is 12-14. Estes Report at 92. It is not only the girls on the streets that are affected -- for boys and transgender youth, the average age of entry into prostitution is 11-13"
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Child questions why
I like the child so innocent and gay
I like his smile and joyful play
He has questions and questions
Everything is a big why
I can only answers some questions
And leave the rest with don’t know why
I know this child will grow up
And stop questioning and believe in unchanging reality
I hope he does not stop questioning life
I hope he finds answers to why
The world is a mystery
that wise men quarrel to know its origin
We live here only a short while
and my love for this child
is unexpressable.
Love is the answer
Oh child that we may play together
and we exist to play and not live alone
I like his smile and joyful play
He has questions and questions
Everything is a big why
I can only answers some questions
And leave the rest with don’t know why
I know this child will grow up
And stop questioning and believe in unchanging reality
I hope he does not stop questioning life
I hope he finds answers to why
The world is a mystery
that wise men quarrel to know its origin
We live here only a short while
and my love for this child
is unexpressable.
Love is the answer
Oh child that we may play together
and we exist to play and not live alone
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