Touch Not My Anointed!!!

On Sunday afternoon I heard my Blackberry Chat tone. I had received a link to a page from a friend of mine. I opened the link and saw a very disturbing image. The picture of a sick, twisted, psychotic animal (who in all probability wrongly considers himself a man) who had his privates in a little girl’s mouth! The girl couldn’t have been more than 3 years old! I was furious to say the least. Such a person ought to be killed having being castrated first…with a partially blunt knife!

From my conversations with my friends, almost every little girl has had a bad experience with an adult male but most can only remember these incidents from around age 6. This picture made me wonder what else we encountered and maybe suffered as children but which we cannot remember anymore.

I had decided since my University days to be like a mother hen over my brood. Seeing this picture served as a reminder. I would be a hen, an eagle, a snake, a lion…anything to protect my children.

That said, I think the following are crucial;

-          Make time for your children no matter your schedule

-          Be friends with your children. Be their parent but also be their friend so they can talk to you

-          Do not trust your kids especially the younger ones with anybody. This may sound harsh but it is usually people who you live and trust your kids with who are usually the ones with access to them

-          Always ask your kids questions

-          Be careful to observe your child’s actions/ mannerisms around people whom you usually live them with. Your child’s attitude and body language and actions with this person would give clues as to activities they engage in. This would prove especially useful when you have kids that are too young to verbalize their thoughts or concerns.

-          Observe your child’s body and any changes thereon often.

-          When you leave your child with anyone, spy (yes, spy) on them sometimes until you trust them enough to leave your child with them. It may seem harsh but would you rather that or… who knows what else?

I have heard one too many stories of crazy things that have been done to children. And I think we should take precautionary steps and not be too trusting.