"But we're family?"
Question: How do we tell four kids that we love (one of whom is infected with HIV from a Mom who's already dead) that's it's impossible for us to be together because the government won't allow it. Kids who stole our heart, who we care for desperately and pray for regularly and talk to on the phone weekly, kids whose stories we know (and feel)...how do we explain to four kids who have NEVER traveled outside of Mamelodi, South Africa, that even though it seems like the most natural thing in the world to be a family, it's never going to happen without bank statements and land titles and earning reports and background checks and red tape that's impossible to wade through.
Still waiting...
Because there is no answer.
Because seen through the eyes of one of these kids (who call us Mom and Dad no less), who have nothing in this world besides some shred of hope that someday we'll all be together, there is no right answer to this question.
Still waiting...
Because there is no answer.
Because seen through the eyes of one of these kids (who call us Mom and Dad no less), who have nothing in this world besides some shred of hope that someday we'll all be together, there is no right answer to this question.
There's only No.
I wish I knew how to say Yes.
Labels: South Africa
January 16, 2008 at 12:31 PM
My initial reaction is...so why don't you move to Africa? top
January 17, 2008 at 9:30 AM
good initial reaction... top