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SpotLightNewsletterNov 10, 2018, Edition 7Subscribe, email to [email protected]
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Over 120 jeans and more collected by teens for Atlanta Mission!3Qubes LLC' first social project - Teens for Jeans, called out Atlanta Teens to collect jeans for the homeless delivered via Atlanta Mission. More story in Page 2
I remember a conversation when my daughter was 4 years old. We were at a store and she wanted me to get her a candy for which I said No which is my answer always.. She didn't say a word and came along. I was surprised since she didn't follow with her persistence and crying which she normally would do with her dad. I asked her later why she doesn't cry when she is with me but does so with her dad. In her own English, she said "I cry, you don't give me, I cry and cry, you still don't give me, so I don't cry, but daddy gives me".
It still hasn't changed much even after a decade. The children still get what they want when they go shopping with their dad - getting a cake, chocolate & more, the items that I wouldn't encourage normally.
The other day, my husband was doing some activity with my son, and as usual when my son didn't listen to him, my husband told - "Look, if you don't listen, I am going to call Mommy!" and he called
me to fix the situation. I rushed super fast to the rescue and 'fixed' it by disciplining him. This is typical scene and I didn't find anything abnormal about this until my mother did it. When she couldn't get them listen to her, she called me to the rescue.
Thats when I realized, knowingly or unknowingly I had become the "bad" cop, who is the only one to get into the picture when things are not under control with the children, while everyone else does not want to be on the bad side of the kids.
After the self-realization, these days, I do not rush to the scene and politely tell my husband that he is capable of disciplining the kids and that he should do so!. While this may not seem such a big deal when the kids are small, I would certainly need him to do his part when they are bigger.
Who is good/bad cop at your home? How do you balance ? Share your insights and stories to 3qubes.spotlightgmail.com
Good Cop vs Bad Cop By Priya Krishnamurthy
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The Problem
Over a million young people experience homelessness in the US every year. One item they often request? A pair of jeans. (www.dosomething.org)
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The Teens Team!
The Channel
Teens who were looking to make a difference or in need of volunteer hours, with their parents' guidance collected jeans from their neighbors and friends. 3Qubes will be dropping the collected jeans and other dresses at one of the 3 drop off locations in Atlanta downtown in coming days.
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Small Businesses joining the cause!
. Vayal Foods LLC
. Isha Trendz
. YesClass/ Robothink
From left to right 1st row - Ananya & Manasa Vemuraju, Abhinav Surapaneni, Aaryan Sathish, Smrithi Jayapprakash, 2nd row - Arya Purushothaman, Samyukta Venkat, 3rd row - Vishal Appaya Saravanan, Saraayu Tayi, Virthiha Selvamuthukumaran, 4th Row - Dhanveen R.K, Tharini R.K, Pranav Suresh
Teens for Jeans Story
The End (well, one of the ends)
Atlanta Mission is a non-profit organization serving Atlanta Region' homeless people, It provides emergency shelter, rehab and recovery services & more. (atlantamission.org)
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Mark your calendar
. Nov 10 - GATS 5k Walk @Newtown Park
. Nov 10 - Japanese Maple ColorFest @Gibbs Garden
. Nov 10 -TAMA Deepavali Celebrations
. Nov 17 -GATS Deepavali Celebrations
Readers' Comments on Identity Crisis
Amrutha Sankar, who volunteers as lunch room teacher has shared her invaluable observation from her experience working with the children in the lunch hall. She says there are many Indian kids bringing healthy home food while most caucasian kids bring sandwich, most of which go to trash, chips and other processed foods. When they are asked why they throw away in thrash and if their moms knew, they reply that they don't like the food and they would like home made food.
Puzzle Corner
Riddles1. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
2. You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
Courtesy: Tatiana Ayazo/ RD.com
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