veronagalforever | Pittsburgh City Paper

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    veronagalforever on 08/09/2008 at 9:44 PM
    Re: “Showing Colors
    Ya know something I am only 20 something but have lived in verona all my life. I can remember being a kid growing up and running all over Verona till those street lights came on and I knew I had 5 minutes to get in my house or my mom was going to beat me till I couldn't sit for a week. I am now raising my son here and it is nothing like when I grew up. I dont let him out of my eye sight for fear of him getting bullied by a bigger kid, or seeing something illeagal going on and I don't mean by black people only I have seen alot of white trash doing stuff that is just not leagal or acceptable. Kids just running in and out of other peoples yards and taking whatever they want whenever they want. It is bullshit, excuse my language. I use to leave my bike and whatever else on my porch growing up and noone touched it, now adays I have to make my son bring in his bike and lock up his toys on the front porch with a lock. Its ashame. Me and my husband are looking to buy a house this year and sadly it will not be here in Verona due to the lack of discipline in children around here. If parents like Mrs. Berry would discipline their children and teach them right from wrong Verona would be the perfect community to raise a family. My mom lives right off of Heron Ave and there are many times I walk my son over to her house to visit and to play and Mrs. Berry's children are running all over the place with no adult supervision what so ever. Where is she all day? Why isn't she watching her kids instead of complaining that Verona didn't pull out the welcome wagon for her. Instead of complaining about all the citations how about making sure your kids are in before curfew? I am white and when I was 16 I didn't listen to my mom and was out past curfew, I got arrested none the less, had a huge fine, and community service. I didn't whine that the cops were unfair, I put my head down in shame and served my community service cause I knew I was wrong. Was never out past curfew again after that. You would think she would of learned to bring her kids in for curfew after the first fine?
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