From the blog by Rosaliene Bacchus..
So much noise scrambling my thoughts as I read Daddy: Reflections of Father-Daughter Relationships edited by Dr. K E Garland. On arrival at our southern border with Mexico, refugee children – referred to as illegal migrants – are separated from their parents. A two-year-old girl screams while a U.S. Border Patrol agent questions her mother. Where is her father, I wonder?
Back to my reading of Daddy.
In her account, “Abandoned at Breakfast,” BB – a writer, wife, and mother whose parents had divorced when she was a kid – recalls her emptiness when her father didn’t show up for her baby shower.
“Behind the makeup and flashing cameras, I was still the little girl who longed for her father’s embrace,” BB recalls. “I wanted [my father] to accept me and tell me that I was beautiful, even fifty pounds heavier.”
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Canada leading the way in moral decay – By Yvonne Sam
Canada leading the way in moral decay
God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
The words above are the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem, but sadly none of it rings true any longer. Oh! Canada can’t you see, no one is standing on guard for thee. Today while there is much more knowledge available than any other time in history, very few would take umbrage at revelation of the fact that people are no wiser than before. On the other hand many would contend that that we are living in a particularly foolish period —– a period that is largely and visibly wisdom-free, especially among those with the most knowledge: the best educated. Catapulting at an almost rapid pace as the absence of wisdom is the decline in morality. Continue reading →
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