I still remember the line that my brother in-law said to her 7 years old daughter. You are lucky because you can experience this kind of things , eat the foods you wants , sleep in a comfortable bed and many more. Then he added , when I was a kid I didn't experience those kind of things , I work at the early age and so on and so forth. Then her wife laugh at him and said stopped being dramatic and we all laughed.
Now that I am a mother , I thought of that things too. I also thought of the things that I didn't experience before because of poverty and I don't want my son to experience it now. We are not rich now but I can say that we have capability to provide his needs and prepare for his his future. I didn't said that I don't want the my life when I was a kid because even if I am wishing for a things that I don't have , my childhood was still happy and unforgettable.
Yesterday , my son and my niece went outside the house and then there's a three kids went to play with them. They are siblings , I think the other one is 10 years old , the second one is 7 years old and the last one is 3 or 4 years old. These three kids has no playmates in our places it is because they are not neat. In our native language they called them madungis. To be honest , they are. I don't know why the parents of these kids let them like that especially the youngest. But despite of their appearance , I must say they are kind and gentle to my son and my niece. My son invite them to enter our house and watched baby boss on the television. I am laughing while he invite them as my son said " C'mon friends! Let go inside 😂 " .
As they were watching , I go to the kitchen and get some snacks and give it to them and I noticed how they eat the food that I gave them. I know I didn't know thier family background yet but I can feel that they are lack of foods as I saw it in a way they grab the food that I gave.
My sister always told her daughter that never waste any food because other kids in the neighborhood didn't experience to eat those food they eat. They only afford to buy junk foods in a store and those Choco chips that I gave make them crave. I always told them to always eat the food I gave to them because many kids are wishing for food but they don't have it.
I remember when I was a kid. I am also like that. Starring at a kid who eat a delicious food and wishing I have one too and I'm happy that my son didn't experienced it now because we can provide what he need and what he wants. I remember that I only eat delicious food everytime my father has something to us like Dunkin doughnuts.
Then I continue reminiscing my past , when I pretend that I am lying in a soft bed just like I saw in television. When I was a kid we only sleep in a plastic mat and we sleep together with my siblings. I only experienced to sleep in a soft bed when I was in college because I lived in my Aunt's house. Now my son can sleep in a comfortable bed , not just as cozy as the other but atleast it is comfortable that can make you sleep well without any backpain. Plus he has also a sleepwear that I didn't experienced when I was a kid.
My reminiscing stop and back to reality and if you remember my post in noise.cash couple of days ago regarding our neighborhood statement that my son and my niece are pityful because I didn't allowed them to go outside. I asked myself if they are really pityful or what is more pityful? The kids that protected by thier parents or a kids that play around early morning even if sunny or rainy and thier parents didn't mind to called them because they will getting sick because of raindrops.
Yesterday they are here at 8 AM to asked my son and niece to play. They are comfortable to open our gate even if we have a dog infront. Then they stayed here for 11 PM and I asked them if thier parents didn't find them. I told them to go home because it's lunch time already and my son and niece needs to take a bath and then sleep. Same on the afternoon , they are still here at 6 PM and asked the same question.
A question pop ups on my mind. Thinking about the future of these kids. Will this kids followed the steps of thier parents and remain like what they are now or will this kids will dream high and lift up thier life status. I don't know if they are going to school or not and I don't want to judge and make meddle to the parents because it's thier children. It is just my observation and thoughts as I saw them.
PS: Don't mind my title as I can't think of appropriate title on my article ✌️
Your child is lucky to have you. I am also a product of a poor family. It just that my parents dream for our good future that is why they sent us tos school. I also have known here in our neighbors for having child as madungis. I just hope that they'll have a good future too.