What ever happen to????

yeah i know what you mean. Its like times have changed you know. Its like people aint looking out for each other like they use to in them golden days you know. People are about themselves now. Like you i moved out the hood to but i still give back. Babysitting when i can and volunteering at the local youth center cause here where i am kids are getting killed at a young age and it gets worst in the summer.
Im out
Shonda

Thats whats up, tell your aunt I said hey, and I have some bad @$$ kids around my nieghborhood she can keep in check..

Just like Tawana, my aunt is still the Kandy Lady back in the 'Sip and anybody can go to the green house (my Granny's house) to wait for their momma to get off work or even eat dinner and spend the night. It just depends on where you go. It definitely takes a village to raise some of these kids, but we have to take it upon ourselves to continue the tradition of having that Kandy Lady mentality. It worked for us and I didn't turn out too bad.

I raised in the hood too, and things were the same here. It was my mom and dad that sold tha penny candy and frozen cups. See we had a snowball stand in the hood and all the kids came to hang out there. Now people don't see a need to bring back the old days....I learned a valuable lesson not only socialbly but financially. This generartion has changed for the worse but it is us who have to keep it alive....and oh yeah by the way I have frozen cups in my freezer and my son enjoys them on the hot days... :)

Just wanted to send a fellow Smithite some love. And you know what, things will never be like they use to because that famous slogan "It takes a village to raise a child" has gone so far away. I was born and raised in NY and all I remember about living there was that I could not wait to get out. So, I played basketball until I couldn't play anymore. I played day and night and it payed off with a full scholarship to JCSU. And JCSU gave me one of the best things in life, my Degree. Smith aint the best by far but it changed my life and it is always good to see others follow that same route.