WAITING FOR ORPHAN TRAINS
UNITED STATES ORPHANAGE
Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.
Mother Teresa
The concept of the orphan has changed here in the US. There are still orphans just without the orphanage, living in homes where parents are paid to care for them. On http://www.adoptuskids.org/, the website features children in the foster care system waiting for forever families. There are 14,520 children waiting today because of abuse, neglect, and an array of medical and psycological labels placed on them to define their behavior. When they age out of the system where do they go for holiday dinners? Who comes to their side when they have surgery, is anyone in the waiting room? I do suppose that we all have labels if evaluated long enough. How would I act if my parents did drugs in front of me and smacked me when I asked for a snack. Could I possibly behave in class and pretend everything is ok? I would be marched to the behavior specialist and asked why I act the way I do????? Just a few thoughts for today.
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