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The Phone Call
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I answered the phone to hear a woman telling me - you were
right - you were right...What you said is true. I say a lot of things -
so, I took a deep breath and asked - "To what are you referring?" I was
hoping - ok - praying this was not going to reach behind me and take a
huge bite. She reminded me that I had told her that it takes a family -
a community really - to effectively raise a child. She told me her
Uncle had lost his job and had to move into her home for a while. It
seems the Uncle told her oldest son that he would respect his Mother -
which was the Uncle's niece - his sister's daughter. See how this
works? They are "family."
The kiddie likes the Uncle, so - he listens to the Uncle, picks up
after himself and does his homework willingly! For the kiddie - the
Uncle is "all that." Following him will be easy. The Uncle "got
through" to him where the others had failed to do so.
This works in what we might call a "wrong way," too. If a kiddie - or
anyone for that matter - likes you or looks up to you - you could get
them to do anything bad - drugs (buy/sell/use), theft,
destruction/defacing property, arson, rape - you name it. No one hangs
around people who put them down or are rude to them. In this situation
- they would be "praised" for their wrongdoing.
And all of this brings me to the IsIs situation. What would make a
young American girl go halfway around the world to marry a man she does
not know, can not understand him when he speaks, can not even call the
police when he beats her (it is legal in most of those countries), etc?
We all run to or from something. In the "running from" we can "go to"
situations we did not consider. This is where the community can get
involved.
When you see a kiddie walking dejectedly down the sidewalk - you can
wave - you can smile - you can say hi. You do not have to invite them
into your home or anything else. We can at least try. I submit the
following to you for your consideration:
The girl you just called fat...she takes diet pills. The girl you just
called ugly...she spends hours putting on makeup hoping you will like
her. The boy you just tripped....he is abused enough at home. See the
man with the ugly scars....he fought for his country. The 14 year old
girl with the kid you called a slut....she was raped. That guy you just
made fun of for crying....his Mother is dying. People have sorrow - we
will never know that until we start talking.
Isn't it time to take back our country - one kiddie at a time?
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!!! MONA
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