Weekend Kids
Visited 104 times already, 1 so far todayThere was a reader’s letter in a magazine from a mother who lamented the fact that her child is more attached to his grandmother, who cares for him on weekdays (his parents brought him home only on weekends).
This reminded me of a boy who is raised by an aunt because his parents are working in another state since he was a baby. Now that he is articulate, he is able to express that although he receives great caring and love from his aunt, he wishes that his parents are with him, not elsewhere working on cad drawing or other more “important” jobs.
It is very tempting to judge these parents harshly. But surely they have good reasons.
Instead, I’ll just remind myself to be grateful everyday that my family live as one. That it is me that my kids can find first thing in the morning and kiss goodnight to at every bedtime. I give thanks that I can walk across the landing to check on them in the middle of the night, every night. I am at ease knowing that they are safe under my roof.
And no prospect of earning for a more secured life will make me consider leaving my children, at these age when they are still very dependent, even for one day.
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