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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]whenever someone posts in this thread "well, it's a great experience for the kids/they learn and grow etc", I'm hearing "my kid's ~personal growth is more important to me than the people in the communities he's going to "help"", which makes me furious but I guess is par for the course in DC[/quote]

Who cares what makes you furious? I sure don't. Especially as it relates to my child.

Expecting a 17 year old to do anything other than grow personally is ridiculous. A person needs to focus on growing fully before you can expect them to give to anyone else.

Let the ADULTS go make a difference in the lives of those in those communities. My child needs to grow up and seeing/"helping" in distressed areas can help him do that. Heck, just seeing the depressed areas can help.

And let's not underestimate whatever contributions the child may or may not be making. Frankly I don't think the motive matters. If a 17 year old helps dig a well in a village to help pad his resume, so what? The village has a well and my child has a great experience and resume pad. Life can be win-win sometimes, you know?[/quote]

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