This was a Facebook post that someone else shared with me. It grieves me that our children were put on the frontlines. They had no business leading the charge for adults' safety- even more so, adults' perception of safety. This is not a child's responsibility. We are supposed to protect and shield them. We seem to have forgotten that there are many ways to be considerate, especially during times of sweeping illness. Never before, did we have to wait on instruction from elected officials for such personal things while they overstep their duty. We should not have to sacrifice the needs of the children to consider others. Symptoms may show signs of disease in the body, but how we treat the children and most fragile among us are a much deeper reflection of the health of a society.
"Mama build me another world.
A world with all my friends.
A world where people have a whole face.
A world where my grandma stuffs me with apple pie again and takes me in her arms when I have a stomach ache.
A world where I can play on the playground again.
A world where I can celebrate my birthday again, go to sports or music school.
A world where people look forward to each other again and are not afraid of each other.
A world in which I can be a normal child again."
.......Author unknown.
And this was my response:
And I, as a Mama, tried to do just that.
When the schools required the kids to cover their faces, I kept them home.
When the homeschool groups canceled or followed suit, we made our own. We gathered our friends and family together who were ready to play and would love to see faces.
When the playgrounds were roped off, we put a slide in our house and had kids over.
When the sports jumped on board with restrictions, my family made baseball fields, soccer fields, long jump pits, ran basketball camp, and more for kids to come together to play, to breathe, and to laugh as children should. Others, opened a whole gym.
When churches asked to cover your face, ours smiled happily to see yours.
When grocery stores limited family members shopping and had signs everywhere to cover, I showed my face and smiled at the babies- thinking of all the children and their future.
We spent less at the grocery store and invested more in local farmers who gave our family not only healthy food but education.
We can't always change what the world around us does, but we can do the best we can to change ours, and that will make all the difference.
It will shine a light in a dark world.
We did that
...because that's what Mamas do.
Mamas, don't let the world dictate how you must parent. God gave those babies to you! This is your corner! While we circle around our precious flock, let's seek the One who knit those babes together and placed them in our arms! Let's consider how our families and our homes can be a haven in a restless world.
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