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Six Things I Learned from a Former Student’s Phone Call

Jackie Brewton
November 11, 2013
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I received a call Saturday from a soon to be 22 -year-old young lady who served on the leadership team of an after-school club I worked with when she was in high school. I had not spoken with her since…

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Fatherless Sons: Exposing the Epidemic and Breaking the Cycle

Jackie Brewton
July 8, 2013
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For the past two months, I have been hearing a great deal about Oprah’s Lifeclass series on "Fatherless Sons," and was finally able to watch a full episode last night. It was not long into last night’s show before I…

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Lessons from a Great Father!

Jackie Brewton
July 2, 2013
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[caption id="attachment_1023" align="alignleft" width="384"] Mr Charles Johnson with sons,Terrence (center) and Terrell (right).[/caption] It is easier to build strong boys than to repair broken men. ~Frederick Douglass Last week I introduced you to…

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TRUTH that Sets them Free!

Jackie Brewton
March 17, 2013
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Every word that came out of your mouth was the truth. The truth shall set me free now thanks to you. ~High School Student Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth—that’s what teenagers want, but…

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How do children spell “LOVE?”

Jackie Brewton
December 31, 2012
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While shopping during the Christmas holidays, I overheard a customer complaining about all of the expensive items on her son’s Christmas list, which she had no intention of buying him, by the way. She then asked a 14-year-old young man…

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What is good for the goose is good for the gander

Jackie Brewton
August 9, 2012
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I had a conversation with a 16-year-old young man today who was scared he might have gotten a girl pregnant. Although they didn’t go “all the way”, they had done enough for him to be afraid she may have gotten pregnant. He…

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When Silence is NOT Golden

Jackie Brewton
August 9, 2012
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When you mentioned the parents not giving their child the ‘talk’, I kind of related. My mother had me when she was roughly 13. She has not given me that talk yet. Knowing that, I do sometimes think it’s okay to…

Six Things I Learned from a Former Student’s Phone Call

Fatherless Sons: Exposing the Epidemic and Breaking the Cycle

Lessons from a Great Father!

TRUTH that Sets them Free!

How do children spell “LOVE?”

What is good for the goose is good for the gander

When Silence is NOT Golden

How to Resurrect Your Daughter’s Self-Worth

5 Simple Words That Will Change Your Daughter’s Life

Why You Need to Talk to Your Daughter About Sexual Assault

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