Beginning of Girls Lunch Club

Last week, as part of our mentoring project, we met at the Center for Community Engagement to learn more about the girls that we'd be mentoring. There was free lunch from Panera there, and it was so good. The informational part of the meeting, however, was a little daunting. Some of the stories of the eighth grade girl's problems including bullying of all kinds and problems with boys or relationships. We learned what should be done if a girl confesses to something that is harmful to herself, whether it be self-destructive or someone's abusing her. We also learned to not talk about drugs or sex, which is too much of an obstacle for us to take on. The guidance couselor from Walnut Springs Middle School came and talked to us about the girls and the problems they face. He told us stories of what some girls do on the bus now...not appropriate. The stories that he told us were shocking to me because when I was in eighth grade, I was really awkward and didn't know what anything to do with sex really was. I was a lot more innocent it seems. However, I know there are girls out there who really need help, and I'm happy to be involved in a program that has the chance to make a difference in some girls' lives.