BAD COMPANY ARE LIKE THORNS TO THE PRODUCTIVITY OF YOUR CHILDREN�S FUTURE There is popular verse from the bible that is frequently used by individuals of different ethnicities, religious alike which says �Bad company corrupt good manners (1Cor.15v33)�. This article is directed to young teens and indirectly to their guardians and parents to be watchful and conscious of the individuals or group of individuals your wards/children associate with. I would like to start off with a story I came across of a 14 year old boy by the name Joshua Smith (Allison , 2015) . Although he was brought up in Detroit, had several confrontations with his mother, Tamiko Robinson who has worked so hard for him to succeed in life. This involves his association, local thugs he tried to hang out with in order to get some �street cred�. As a result of her motherly concern about the future of her child, she carried out some pertinent measures amongst which were him not permitted to have any association with the ga...