If you were in this situation would you be more concerned about your car, the annoyance of dealing with the situation, the girl, the system…? I had to ponder that one. In the end I went with the thought that has appeared in my mind again and again…. I sure hope there is a strong person who will come into her life and redirect some of her decision making choices.
I ended my letter to the DA with:
I was only in this young lady’s company for a couple of hours. Quite obviously I do not ‘know’ her. I sensed a somewhat defiant teen prone to thinking she could make things work in her favor if she could capture the situation in her mind and act according to the need of the moment. My opinion? She needs a strong and caring mentor and lots of community service hours in a place where she will see she should be using her intelligence for the greater good and not self-indulgence.
Thank you for asking my opinion. Bad choices in your teen years do not necessarily make you the person of a lifetime. I did not sense Darby was part of a world immersed in failure, but a world of opportunities she was having a hard time ‘seeing’. I sensed Darby thought life was a product of her circumstances and not a product of her decisions. My prayer is that someone can help her see otherwise.
Have you ever been asked to guide a troubled teen in a lawful situation? What an intimidating thought! I certainly hope our local system have people with heart, strong follow through and accountability standards and are not part of the typical over worked juvenile system.