Desperate Mother

Living in the United States and being raised by two parents who have a rather large and steady income is something I am grateful for. Cedar Rapids, my house, my schools, my friends, and my family are all I have ever really known. Even vacationing and learning about cultures in school, it cannot quite bring me close enough to some stories I hear about around the world. Usually I try and look at things from others' perspectives and in this story about the mother who had to give up her daughters, I am not exactly how I would handle their situation if I was made to decide.

Being a parent isn’t exactly something I have any clue about. I know what it’s like to have a parent and the bond I have with them. And not to say that I am comparing cats to human babies or children but the closest feeling I can think of to having a child of my own is the responsibility of taking care of my cats. I’ve had both since they were kittens, one of them just old enough to be torn from her mother. I know the feeling of attachment I have for my cats and the feeling of being scared after one of my cats didn’t return home for three days. Then of course the relief and anger at it for being gone so long. Conciously giving them up though? I’m not sure how I would handle that. My pets in the past were short term or I knew the person I had given them away to so I could visit.

The knowledge or thoughts of a mother who comes to the conclusion to give away or sell her children is uncomprehendable to me and as I am assuming it is to most mothers around the world. Who would be able to face the unknown like that? To give up something they have worked so hard to keep safe and close to them for years. Not only are those girls family, but friends, support, and company. The very things that keep her going every day and that remind her she can’t give up on for any reason.

I’m still not sure what I would do in this mother’s situation. If I made the decision to keep supporting them, I would need to face the fact that their life might not be as good with me as it could be somewhere else. And if I chose to give them up, I would do my very best to find a decent family who can care for them and where I could visit often. And if I couldn’t make that work, I’m not sure how I would deal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19486173