Our children

I often post about serious situations neatly tied up in humour but, on this topic there can be no funny spin.

It would appear as though the age of "simple childhood " is over, as children drop out of the womb these day fresh like gripe water. And the truth is some parents think it is cute for their children to be  rude. It is only when these children grow up to be raging canker sores that the parents begin lamenting on how their children missed the upward trajectory. 

By now alllllllllll my friends know my views on child bearing and children rearing ..... one person was fresh enough to ask me if I was molested as child why I have developed certain beliefs about having children ............ ( damn brite).

Fi mi mumma ...... mek smaddy molest mi ........ Rahtid ...... no sah..... pig woulda grow wing fuss.

Now I must be honest...... I thoroughly enjoyed being a kid .....though some would say mentally I was always grown. I was never rude or disrespectful; nay  I was more "sassy" or as J'can put it...... feisty.

 I didn't undergo any undue stress or distress. What ever economical burdens my mother faced raising her kids were never placed on our shoulders.

Much respect to my mother, a woman like no other. The values that I hold dear and my moral compass results from her guidance and spirit.

I especially love the times spend with my brothers at my granny's yard. We were allowed to be children, we explored nature, learnt to fend for our selves but most of all we learnt if we sign cheques with our actions and or the words of our mouths we should make damn sure our behinds we prepared to cash them ......   fah wi granny hand dem ...... wellllll light . Yeah granny bus yuh ass at the drop of a hat.

We were taught to adhere to the rules and threatened with colourful sayings.

"unnuh nuh  hear,  wah sweet nanny goat aguh run him belly" and my granny fravrite
" same place whey laff deh , cry deh deh " hahaha woiiii good times.

Now however ....... there seems to be a shift from this. Our children are being influenced and forced to forgo their childhood  and delve straight into adult hood.

Children are not supposed to be your source of income..... parents stop bartering away the pride, health and well being of your children for pittance.

The benefits of allowing our children to enjoy their childhood, free from neglect and abuse are almost too many to list, likewise the negative effects of abusing our children.

An appeal to all the parties involved.. the parent, the public and especially the predators ........... let the children be .... children .... for Christ's sake.