If you are a mother, father or thinking of becoming one in the near future, I want you to think about your children. What would it take for you to willingly give them up? To what extreme would you go to make sure you could care for, love and provide for your children? If all you lacked were the resources to provide food and shelter, would your family or friends or even governmental agencies come to your assistance?
This has been on my mind all day. Yesterday a brother and sister were brought to Beautiful Gate because their mother had dropped them off with their aunt saying she'd be back, and she never came back to get them. Their aunt could not continue to care for them so she contacted social welfare (DSW) and DSW brought the kids here. How desperate did their mother have to be in order to walk away and not come back?
We also have another child here whom I mentioned in a previous post. This child had some damage done to her lungs due to several illnesses that progressed a long time. She is now dependent on an oxygen machine and was stuck in a hospital room until we agreed to take her here. Her parents came to visit her for the first time since she has been here and they are in the process of discussing her future with them. They do not have electricity in their home either because they can not afford it or because they live in an area when it is not accessible, so they are discussing whether they should place her up for adoption.
I cannot even for a minute pretend to put myself in their shoes.
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