10 years old

Yesterday some of the girls friends wanted to come in and play, and they were in the gate with their little brothers before I could say anything. We have a rule about no boys in the house, especially if Kirk is not home. So now they were all in our yard and then I proceeded to tell them that the boys could not come in the house. The girls went in to play and I sat on the steps with Miley and talked to the boys. They are 7,8, and 10 years old. They were being nice to Miley and then asked to hold her, after a minute and after taking a picture I turned my head and they did something to her, not sure what. She went crazy! and she ended up biting one of them. something I was very afraid of. It wasn't bed but she did get him on both legs and she drew a little blood on one. I cleaned the spot and put a bandaid over it. She really does not like nationals!!! and I can't blame her because they usually do something to provoke her. However, the 10 year old limped around for about 10 minutes and he was all worried, I assured him she was "clean" had her shots and he wouldn't get sick. But I thought that might not be the end of it, and it wasn't. After they finally left, they came back about 10 minutes later, with some cousins and an older girl. They wanted to make sure that Miley was "clean." I'm sure they wanted money too, but I assured them that the boy was fine. I thought they might come back again, but that was it :) Another story about the boy… I was inside and overheard him say that he really wanted to go "chew." The people her chew a mild narcotic. It is a major problem in this country and daily you see men on the street buying, selling, and chewing. It is legal. Women also chew,but only in homes, so you don't see it as much. After I heard him say this, I walked out and said "how old are you?" Thats when I found out that he was only 10. He told me that was normal and he liked chewing. I asked him where he got the money for that and who buys it for him, of course, it was his dad. He did say that he can't chew everyday, just sometimes or at special events. I did tell him how bad it is for his mind and body, but he thought I was crazy, i'm sure. It is such a BIG problem here, in a country where the average income is under $2 a day and they spend all they make on a drug. Many times they can't buy enough food, or medicine for their children but they are chewing. and on top of all that, after they have been chewing for a while it is really hard to talk to them about anything! Lots of obstacles here!!! But we do love the people and know that this is where we are suppose to be, having that assurance really keeps me going when I see things like this.