'Twas the night before Christmas..... well almost. One night before the night before Christmas. Hehe...confused yet? Well, this is me, coming back with some ideas and some new thoughts. After my last log, I realized how dramatic I was, and I am so happy for that! If someone can tell their friends about their new shirt with as much enthusiasm....well, then I could express my disappointment and disgust the same way. I'm also glad, because since then, people have written to me about how "they had no idea" or "it's about time".
Some of the ideas that I've come up with include : 1) A week long segment on Armenian TV about the Youth of Today. These segments will not only explain issues like drugs and alcohol, it will provide parents with the background they need to actually talk to their kids. The segments will show regular teen-life (a new scene for some parents)..and also will have testimonials from adolescents who partake in such activities. There might be experts, and youth group leaders like myself. This is my idea....let's see where it gets.
2) The next thing I'd like to do, is somehow have a community forum, where the Armenian public will decide together what actions to take. (what an idea....Armenians working together...WOAH!) During this forum we could even come to an understanding that as Armenian adults, we should feel responsible for ALL our youth, and not just our own kids. If you see my kid smoking somewhere - feel free to tell him to put it out! Imagine what this creates....a unified community. And, think of how much more supervision that adds! It's incredible!
Well those are just 2 of my ideas.... hopefully others will start brainstorming too.
Now, that was an update on that.....
Let's talk a little about the Christmas rush. What's funny about the next couple of days is how Armenians do or don't celebrate Christmas of the 25th. In my family, we never missed the oppportunity to have another family get-together with lots of food. So we celebrate the 25th, New Years, ANDDDD Armenian Christmas Eve. Hehehe...that's a lot of partying in just a couple of weeks. But as the years have gone by, and we have all gotten older....it seems as though those traditions have been lost. It's actually a shame. Now more than anything, we need to have them - mainly because we are all so busy with our regular every day lives, we rarely see each other. Having something big like this really helps everyone get up to speed on each other's lives. Sooooooo....this year, we decided to do something about it. On Tuesday (christmas day), we are all getting together for an ALL-DAY BASH! :) EXCITING!!!!
Alright my friends....out gonna go back to work..... Merry Christmas to you all! :) TSUH!
Some of the ideas that I've come up with include : 1) A week long segment on Armenian TV about the Youth of Today. These segments will not only explain issues like drugs and alcohol, it will provide parents with the background they need to actually talk to their kids. The segments will show regular teen-life (a new scene for some parents)..and also will have testimonials from adolescents who partake in such activities. There might be experts, and youth group leaders like myself. This is my idea....let's see where it gets.
2) The next thing I'd like to do, is somehow have a community forum, where the Armenian public will decide together what actions to take. (what an idea....Armenians working together...WOAH!) During this forum we could even come to an understanding that as Armenian adults, we should feel responsible for ALL our youth, and not just our own kids. If you see my kid smoking somewhere - feel free to tell him to put it out! Imagine what this creates....a unified community. And, think of how much more supervision that adds! It's incredible!
Well those are just 2 of my ideas.... hopefully others will start brainstorming too.
Now, that was an update on that.....
Let's talk a little about the Christmas rush. What's funny about the next couple of days is how Armenians do or don't celebrate Christmas of the 25th. In my family, we never missed the oppportunity to have another family get-together with lots of food. So we celebrate the 25th, New Years, ANDDDD Armenian Christmas Eve. Hehehe...that's a lot of partying in just a couple of weeks. But as the years have gone by, and we have all gotten older....it seems as though those traditions have been lost. It's actually a shame. Now more than anything, we need to have them - mainly because we are all so busy with our regular every day lives, we rarely see each other. Having something big like this really helps everyone get up to speed on each other's lives. Sooooooo....this year, we decided to do something about it. On Tuesday (christmas day), we are all getting together for an ALL-DAY BASH! :) EXCITING!!!!
Alright my friends....out gonna go back to work..... Merry Christmas to you all! :) TSUH!
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