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Spring break safety tips

3/10/2011

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This post is going to be short because my family is going on vacation today and I’m, like, freakin’ out!

We’re heading to Florida and it’s not lost on me that a lot of older teens will be heading in the same direction with lots of friends and zero parents. Nothing like an unsupervised Spring Break trip to get me inspired! So if you’re one of those teens going where too many teens have gone before, I’ve got some words of wisdom:

- First of all, read my Leave No Wild Child Behind post. Rules to live by forever and always. Seriously.

- Know that the risk of getting raped is triple the national average in Daytona Beach. Don’t be a statistic. Stay in groups and stay safe.

- Stay away from dark alleys, balconies, and anyone claiming to have tiger’s blood and Adonis DNA. Also remember that the guys who seem the nicest can end up being the most dangerous.

- Realize that when someone says, ‘Come on, one more won’t make you sick,’ chances are one more will, indeed, make you sick. Also make sure never to drink from a cup you haven’t poured yourself or watched someone pour for you. Ever.

- If you’re still feeling cocky, watch the movie Taken with Liam Neeson. May it scare the bejeezus out of you and instill common sense at the same time. Plus it’s an awesome flick.

And lastly….

Do you know how many Girls Gone Wild videos are in existence? 15? 20? 30? There are over 150. Yep, you heard me right. We’re talking thousands of girls. Of those thousands, you know how many are glad they are in one? Only a handful and it’s because they want to get into the porn industry. The first one was released in 1998, which means many former ‘stars’ are now moms. I’m curious. Do you want to see your mom in a Girls Gone Wild Video? Think your future kids will want to see you? How about your dad? Think he wants to see you in one now?

Well, mini ‘girls gone wild’ videos and action photos can be captured by any cell phone and by anybody. Don’t become a viral video or embarrassing Facebook share. Digital photos, like herpes, last forever.

With that in mind, have a super duper great time! J If you’re trip seems somewhat lackluster, just think of me. I’m about to be stuck in a car 20 hours with my entire family.

Woo hoo.


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26 Comments
Tershbango link
3/9/2011 11:59:34 pm

"Digital photos, like herpes, last forever."

Great advice!!

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Mom link
3/10/2011 12:25:19 am

Tershbango,
Thanks. I just hope they'll listen!

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TJ Lubrano link
3/10/2011 12:46:21 am

Indeed great advice! I'm thinking
of you while you're in the car for
20 hrs!! My mom always tell me to stay in a group when I'm out. I'm always
aware of my surroundings wherever I
go, sometimes a tad too much as I
tend to stare in the distance and not hearing my friends talk heheh.

Ciaooo Xx

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TJ Lubrano link
3/10/2011 12:47:00 am

I don't know why my comments as those weird breaks...

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Deray
3/10/2011 01:17:19 am

I'm so stealing your herpes quote, jajajaja, hilarious and soooo true!
Have fun in Florida, try not to think that you still have 19 hours in the car with your whole family :-P

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Mom link
3/10/2011 01:20:30 am

TJ,
You've got a smart mom. As for the breaks? They look very poetic. ;)

Deray,
Glad you liked that. Hope it sticks with folks (pun intended). I'm not in the car yet. We've got 5 more hours before we go. I'm freaking out!!!!

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nothingprofound link
3/10/2011 01:41:07 am

Have a great trip, Janene! Hope you see lots of sunshine. Shame young people can't just have fun without all those worries. But I guess that's the world we live in.

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Mom link
3/10/2011 02:10:38 am

NP,
Thanks! I agree. It's too bad there are so many predators out there. But if people are smart they can still have a great time...just not in front of a camera. ;)

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Jim
3/10/2011 02:24:25 am

As far as the "one more won't make you sick" line, Mom is right... it's likely that it will. Worse yet, it will make you stupid-- and that's a lot worse.

My advice, which I follow myself, is always to have a drink in hand if I'm in a peer pressure situation. The same drink. Just milk the same one for an hour... everyone else will be too busy to notice!

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Mom link
3/10/2011 02:34:28 am

Jim,
I love that idea. Added bonus? You can witness all the other folks getting sloppy. It can be hilarious. Sad, but hilarious.

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timethief link
3/10/2011 03:58:32 am

The advice you posted is sound so let's hope some teens read it and act with intelligence during spring break. Up here in Canada spring break is not as crazy as it seems to be in the States. For this I'm sure many Canadian parents are grateful.

P.S. I'm wishing you a good holiday Janene.

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AJ link
3/10/2011 04:02:28 am

Good advice (from a parent standpoint), but I gotta say you're spoiling the fun a little (from a 22 year old heterosexual male's standpoint) lol

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Mom link
3/10/2011 04:14:13 am

TT,
Thanks for the holiday wishes. I think the problem (great thing?) with Canada is it's too cold in the Spring to wear a bikini! I'm sure there are a few students who still manage to get crazy, though.

AJ,
I'm shaking my head. I have a smile on my face, but I'm shaking my head. :)

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Nicone link
3/10/2011 04:48:03 am

Yeah, makes me want to lock them in a room to protect them... but then I'd have childcare breathing down my neck. :-) I guess we just keep our fingers crossed everything goes well.

Have a great holiday! 20 hours in a car with your family... been there, done that (and we're 7). Best of luck to your sanity. lol.

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Mom link
3/10/2011 05:11:14 am

Nicone,
I know. The world is so scary. Even scarier than a 20 hour car ride, and that's saying something. :)

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PhotoDiction link
3/12/2011 02:31:13 am

Hope that by the time you read this you have arrived and are now enjoying some quiet time on a beach, soaking up the sunshine. Depending on the weather, spring break in Canada often means skiing in sorts or ... less. We always added 'don't get frostbite on parts you really want to keep" ;)

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jay.me
3/12/2011 05:08:34 am

Hope you have a great time! =D

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Mom link
3/12/2011 10:01:30 am

Photodiction,
It took us a loooong time to get to Florida, but we're here! Thanks for the well wishes, and I love the frostbite motto!

jayme,
Thanks. I think I will!

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Justus Steel link
3/16/2011 02:21:07 am

Wow. The toughest of tough situations. First, if someone tells you that one more won't make you sick, you are probably already gonna get sick. Don't add to it.
Second, please leave the nudity to the professionals. They get paid to do it. I'm not one to be against naked females, but as a father of twin daughters that will probably end up at spring break sometime, that is not the kind of thing I want to see.
Lastly, guys are dogs. Guys are assholes. Guys are truly all of the things that you have heard they are. And they are even more so these things once alcohol is involved. How do I know? I am one. Sure I'm friendly enough. And I can talk real fancy and polite like when I need to. Whole lot of charm. But guess what. I am also capable of all those bad things that guys can be.
If you are the wild child and you know it, please find a mother hen type friend that won't let you out of their site and won't leave you behind. You will say they are messing up your good time. But when you make it home and don't remember how much fun you had, you will be glad mother hen kept you safe. Great post Mom. I hope your words are heeded.

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Mom link
3/16/2011 11:23:15 am

Justus,
Those words carrying three times the weight coming from you. Thanks for laying it straight. I hope they listen, too.

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Rico Swaff link
3/20/2011 01:22:52 pm

Great post! You tackled a couple things that I have thought about many times myself.

I have always wanted to watch/read interviews from girls who had been in GGW....I've always been interested in how their lives were impacted and WHAT IN THE WORLD THEY WERE THINKING when deciding to do whatever they did on camera.

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Mom link
3/21/2011 12:00:58 am

Rico,
Now THAT's a documentary worth creating. I'd sure watch it! Still, I wonder how many girls (now women) would be willing to 'expose' themselves again for it. It sure would be interesting, though.

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6/18/2012 01:23:40 pm

Aw, shucks. Thanks!

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