Survey Says…

I only see that old game show “Family Feud” now in doctors offices, but I watched a lot of it as a child. 

I remember the host saying in his dramatic voice, “Survey says…” while all eyes turned to the results on the screen.

Every summer, I get a general survey of what is troubling the hearts and minds of children and youth in my community.

Some years, the survey has said “Poverty.” Other years, it’s been “Illness,” “Fatherlessness,” “Addiction,” or “Abuse.”

This year, survey says….....