Scream my lungs out and try to get to you

Can I just vent really quickly a frustration I have?! What the heck is up with guys and being leaders? Why don't guys step out anymore and take the initative? I just started working with my youth group (8th grade girls... I am your new role model!!) and my youth pastor said that we now have plenty of girls working with the youth group but we are short on guys. I feel like this is such a commen trend. I don't understand why our society is trying to femenize guys so much and why we don't allow them to go with their instincts to want to be hero's and go to battel and all that. Anyways it just frustrates me.
I saw this amazing movie called "Crash". Oh mi gosh! Its AMAZING! My friend and I were screaming at the t.v. and crying. I HIGHLY recomend this movie.
My friends house caught on fire this weekend and it destroyed everything. Fortunatly his whole family was out, but his dogs were inside and died in the fire. It rocked us pretty intensly, but he's remaining such a rock... I feel that he is still in shock.
Hey those of you that have worked with jr. highers I would love to hear some pointers. I worry that they won't like me or won't think I'm fun. If you have any advice.. I would treasure it... just like I would treasure you!