Last Monday our Nanny came in as usual, but a bit tired. She had a story to tell, she was tired as she ended up taking care of a bunch of kids on short notice. Her sisters, sisterinlaw (if I am not mistaken) is a drug addict and an alcoholic and has 5 children and is currently pregnant with the sixth, the kids have now come to stay with her sister as social services was concerned that their own home wasnt safe for the kids anymore. The oldest one is 11 years or so apparently and behaves and dresses like an older girl, yes going astray and she is a pretty little darling. One of the girls has cross eyes and is in a cocoon of her own due to poor self esteem (she has been shunned at home by her mother for her cross eyed face). The youngest one has blisters all over and is blue due to a strep throat infection that was not treated since 6 months (which is what triggered social services to interfere as the doc called them). As she kept describing tears flowed in my eyes - why? some people have a choice - apparently this lady chose to have kids because she would get some extra amount from the Government for having so many kids, and the money is being spent on her own addictions. Sad. On one end I know people are starving and begging for a living and have more kids, so they can help them financially and be their souce of income? On one end people who are slightly better off as they have basic necessities 'provided to them' choose to abuse their children and use them just as a source of income so they can pursue their self-destructive addictions. Shame. And then on the other end there are people who are patiently waiting and craving for Motherhood to happen. Such is the imbalance. Appalling. Life.
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