Don't Give Up! An Interview with a Wise Young Man

Interview with special guest 12 year old Landen Carter who shares his story of the past several years of his life. He talks about going through the divorce of his parents, failing grades in school at that time, bullies, changes in his life, loss of loved ones and how the pandemic affected him.  He wants you to know that you are not the only one  feeling what you are feeling and that you can reach out.  Hang in there, hold on it will get better. It may even get worse before it gets better, but it will get better. All of it got better for him. He is excelling in school like never before.  He has a better understanding of how everyone no matter their age has stuff they are going through,  and often times its easy to perceive things differently than they truly are, so show some grace and have some understanding. If anything be kind. It eventually pays off. But do not fight your battles alone.

Here is a list of numbers Landen and I compiled for you and you can call if you need to talk to someone and if you do not find the help you need here call one of them anyway for I know they can assist in helping you find that number to call, that person to talk too.  God bless you.  We love you and you can contact us through emailing  diana@firebase27.com Subject line Landen & Diana

• Teen Line 1-800-852-8336 TEEN LINE for troubled teenagers. Offers help on a problem or just conversation with another teen who understands. Call, Text, or Email them. "Ask TEEN LINE" finds resources in their Youth Yellow Pages or join conversations with other teens on message boards. For parents, a website with resources, tips, and insights at: https://teenlineonline.org/. Or text ‘TEEN’ to 839863.
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Free, confidential support. Offers prevention, crisis resources, and best practices for professionals. Available 24/7. More can be found at: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.
• National Runaway Safe-line1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) Free and confidential, anonymous crisis intervention & help 24/7. More can be found at: https://www.1800runaway.org/.
• National Child Abuse Hotline1-800-4-A-Child (422-4453) Serving the U.S. and Canada. Available 24/7 with professional crisis counselors who help in over 170 languages. Find crisis services, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. Confidential. More can be found at: https://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Trained advocates available 24/7, 365 days/year to talk confidentially about domestic violence, resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of a relationship. More can be found at: http://www.thehotline.org/.

 Here is a YouTube video link of Landen Carter a a year and a half ago. We were just having fun and starting somewhere. We still laugh each and every time we watch it.       https://youtu.be/6Pys-otSD9c