Young women want me for a sugar daddy

Dear Pastor,

I am 70 years old and you may be wondering why at this age I am writing to you. I am a Jamaican, but I spent a lot of years living abroad. As you would expect, all my children are grown.

I am worried about my country, Jamaica. So much killing is happening. The hearts of the people are wicked. Young people don't respect elders, and everybody wants money, money, money.

There are three young girls who are living very close to us and two of them dress almost naked, especially in the evenings, and my housekeeper told me that they dress like that to get my attention. They see my wife and I but that does not mean anything to them. These girls seem to be in their late teens or early 20s. The gardener told me that the 'half Indian' one told him to ask me if I didn't want a 'side chick' and that it wouldn't cost me much, and that it would be between the both of us.

My wife and I have been married for more than 40 years. We have two homes in America, and we were planning to buy another here in Jamaica, but we are discouraged by the crime rate and we are like prisoners in our own country. My wife is also 70 years old. Our children are discouraging us from buying another home. They say they are not coming back to Jamaica. There is no place like Jamaica, and it pains my heart to see what is happening.

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Dear Writer,

Let me begin by saying to you that years ago I had some friends who visited Jamaica to attend a conference I was having at the First Baptist Church. We took a break and went to Ocho Rios and it was about noon. Three girls came up to these white men and were offering themselves to them. They had no shame, but these white guys were surprised that type of sexual harassment could take place in Ocho Rios at that time of the day. When they did not respond to them, the girls were visibly upset and abused them.

Some months after I was invited to a conference in the United States of America and a couple of the guys who came to Jamaica who were in Ocho Rios with me were also there.

One of them used to be a sheriff and he raised the matter and asked why such women should practise their trade in the middle of the day in such a resort area. I tried to defend Jamaica but nothing I said made sense.

You are alarmed by these young women who are showing interest in you. Your age does not matter to them. What matters to them is your money. So, you should know how to protect yourself and your money because so many of these young women are not working and many of these clubs that would employ them are closed. So the girls are out to catch any man who is available and would spend some money with them.

Concerning the crime rate, we are all concerned about our country. It is everybody's business. But I would say to you, sir, do not give up Jamaica. Be careful what you do and where you go but "nowhere no better than yard".

Pastor