is life fair to children in current times?
By tater722
@tater722 (14)
United States
October 19, 2006 10:03pm CST
As a child I was secure that I would always have both parents to live with.My children had the same security.It is sad that my grandchildren do not have that security. Divorce separated them a few miles apart; a few years later "money" separated them 1500+ miles apart. There are 3 sisters; the older 2 sisters live in WA state & the younger sister lives in Utah. These 3 sisters are very close; yet no one even once asked any of these sisters who they wanted to live with/where they wanted to live. These 3 sisters were TOLD who was going to go live where and with whom they would be living with. None of the 3 sisters had a say as to what they wanted. All 3 sisters cried when they were told of their upcoming moves. There are so many, many, situations similar to this, and that is what makes me, their Grandmother feel heartsick. To know personally of other families going through the same heartache. And above all, knowing of innocent children being ripped out of families they love and being placed in a new environment very strange to them and not being at all sure if they are even wanted, much less do they feel the loved they once felt sooo securely a part of! Is it any wonder our world (especially our children) is/are growing more & more insecure. How can we humans make life better for our children who are our futer leaders of our world?! How will our children feel about taking care of when the time comes that we can no longer take care of ourselves?!
3 responses
@JulietsMom777 (1182)
• United States
20 Oct 06
That is so sad I feel for your grandchildren. I grew up in a single parent home so I can't really relate although I do have two cousins whose mom was divorced and had remarried, she never once asked my cousins if it was okay or if they wanted to live with her. I feel that parents need to sit down with their children when they are divorcing and talk to them and ask them questions. In the long run these children are affected it is sad because they end up having no say what so ever and feel like everything is there fault. I think a level of respect needs to take place for the parent even the child, one main thing is communication without that we have nothing. If parents don't respect there children , love on them or have open conversations with them it tears the family unit apart and these kids don't want anything to do with their parents for years to come. God Bless
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
20 Oct 06
Because educationists consider that this generation of children have higher i.q., they have been fed with lots of studies. I feel what I studied in high school (viii std.) children are now studying in IV and V standard. They have too many activities including internet, computer, tv etc.
