Of the stressors listed this week, the one that comes to mind to discuss is chaos. When I was five years old my whole world would become a chaotic mess. My mother and grandmother got in a car accident in the morning and would not make it past the accident site. They both passed away immediately. My whole world would change that day. I lost both my mother and grandmother in a matter of a minutes and was too young to truly comprehend what that meant at the time. I never had a father, and still do not know who he is. I had to live with my aunt and uncle and learn to love my new life with no mother. It was a very hard time on me and felt the chaos would not end and really did not end until I was moved out, living on my own away from people who never really loved me as they should.
The area of Africa has been facing an issue with hunger since 2011 when a deadly food crisis claimed the lives of many and left many without food. Children are faced with hunger issues all the time and Africa and struggle to get the right nutrition they need to strive. The introduced this donation call line where people here in the US can donate money to feed those children. I have seen this on the TV a few times but also found a very informative website that talks about the event and gives details on ways to help these children eat.
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.7539035/k.B9FB/Africa_Drought_Sparks_Food_Shortage_Child_Hunger_and_Humanitarian_Crisis.htm
Your story touched me, and it might be difficult to write it down. Your hear about a few stories of children's pains and struggles, but when you read about someone one interacts with the story sounds different. Thank you for sharing such a difficult story. Many children suffer this pain and find alternative ways to live through it in a negative way. I congratulate you for working hard and move forward from your pain.
ReplyDeleteI did like reading the time line on your chosen web site. It's something how advocating for children dates back to the 1930's. When someone thinks about the struggles of young children its something that people wanted to help a long time ago I for one didn't realize it.
Thank you for sharing such a personal story. I truly admire you for working with children after dealing with not feeling loved as you should have been as a child. That really says a lot about your character and I admire you.
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