IT CAN BE A WICKED, WICKED WORLD
Barbara Ward-Finneran

Most parents take the time to teach typical "Stranger Danger" safety to their little ones.  To teach them to call 911.  As they get older - To stay together when they go out.  To not follow the crowd and make responsible choices.  Parents put forth great efforts to ensure the safety of their children. Those values and lessons are expected to be learned and the parents that commit to doing these and so much more are to be commended.  

It can be a wicked, wicked world and we must protect out kids.  It can be a wicked, wicked world wide web. Why do so many overlook the dangers that they invite into their own homes?  The dangers that have come with the brilliance and convenience of technology. Cyberspace, cell phones, text messages, chat rooms, instant messaging, digital and web-cams, all common place to the youth of today, yet, dare I admit,  didn't even exist when we were their ages.