Being a South African, feeling the recession, one can only worry about what will happen to our children. Now, I have three children aged 14, 5 and 4. I am single and being single you can understand that your social life can be very limited as your priority is your children. I read about Michael Jackson's children being the centre of a family dispute about who is going to look after them. It becomes nasty and the children are caught in the middle. I sit back and think of my own life.
What will happen should, God forbid, I suddenly get taken away from them. Who will look after my children? Will they be comforted like I comfort them? Will they be pawned off as a result of such a dispute as mentioned above or will they suddenly find themselves in a house with one parent and a wicked step parent who prefers his or her own biological children to them? Will they cry at night for you? Will they be fed enough? Will they be spanked or abused or hurt or treated terribly? The thoughts come flooding through my head and my heart pains at the very thought of my precious little ones being the victim of my departure from this earth. It pains me so badly and my heart is so heavy that I start to think that there must be a solution. There MUST be!
Eureka!
I am going to start a business where my Mission and Vision will be:
Vision
- Meet with parents who are interested and get to know them and their children's needs, health problems, hobbies, interests, fears, hopes, dreams....amongst other things
- Advertise for men and women to come forward if they are interested in being the 'mom' and/or 'dad' in the sad event that the biological parent(s) are taken
- Do a thorough background check on character and/or trangressions (if applicable)
- Arrange for biological parents and 'moms and dads' to meet on regular occasions where the children actually get to know these 'moms and dads' so that in the sad event they are not handed over to strangers but can ease into an environment that they have become accustomed to
- 'moms and dads' get to carry a bracelet and keep a contract to confirm they are the chosen 'moms and dads'
- biological parents get to carry a bracelet in the event of their tragic departure so that the 'moms and dads' can be notified to fetch the children and help them through the adjustment stage immediately to avoid any developmental or emotional regression
Mission
- Biological parents can just breathe that much easier knowing that in the event of a tragic death, their children will be taken care of - their souls will be at peace, their children will be happy
I just feel so strongly about this because I know that I would feel so much at peace knowing that if I had to pass over suddenly my children would be looked after. As it is, I know that I do not have anybody who would be financially able to take care of them and that, to me, is tragic. I fight every day to beat the stress that may lead to the termination of my life as I know that I must hang in there and will be damned if I go before they are able to look after themselves.
SO, to all the parents out there....let me know your thoughts and what you think. Perhaps, together, we could start a 'movement' like this - globally. As Obama says often - we all need to look after one another - and that, my dear Fellow Bloggers - means a global effort for our children. After all, my strong and deep desire to start something like this would require the help of strong people and should include leaders who would influence this new thought process. Let's make sure our children are safe and away from abuse - emotionally, sexually, physically and mentally.
Until next time - sleep well and be happy.
PS: Give your children a squeeze and let them really feel the love through you.
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