10/14/2019
Long post ahead 😬 We watched this movie with the youth group tonight. I wish I would have gotten some pictures of the kids that were there. We had 21 kids there. We ate a lot of tacos, brownies, and ice cream and enjoyed a great movie. If you haven’t seen it you should watch it! And if you have teens they should take the time to watch it too. It really touches on many things that teens face today. I feel the main focus was on how teens feel socially. There are so many kids that feel alone, like an outcast, or like the “weird” kid. Most of these kids just want to feel acceptance and know someone cares about them. MANY teens suffer from anxiety and depression. I know there are teens who turn to alcohol, drugs, cutting, and for some, unfortunately, even su***de. I am sure we have all felt alone at some point in our lives. I know I have! Even still as an adult I struggle with feeling I don’t belong sometimes. But as an adult I can handle that and know how to let those things roll off. I pray that this movie will spark something in the our teens to make others feel accepted. To let them know they aren’t alone. That they do have a place. So what if a teen is different!!! Most of the time if you will take a minute to get to know someone you find out they are not that much different from you. And so what if someone thinks differently of you if they talk to the “weird” kid, the loners, or someone that doesn’t fit in their clique!!! Who knows - we could help save someone’s life just by being kind and showing them they aren’t alone! Please talk to the teens in your life about the importance of being kind and including others. Maybe God has plans to use them for a great purpose.
