Rubbing my eyes as I dragged my feet to the bathroom to pee, I could remember like any other kid, “Man, do I REALLY have to go to school?” I heard screaming and a door slam, so I pulled up my pants and rushed out of the bathroom. Honestly, I have no idea if I even wiped. It was 6:30am, I knew that because my Dad always got us up at that time and said his goodbyes before heading to work. As I rushed outside, my brother was leaning across the railing on the 3rdfloor, screaming down below to some men that were trying to put my dad in a vehicle. I didn’t say a word. Looking back on it, I think things just did not register for me in the middle of a stressful situation. “LEAVE MY DAD ALONE”, my brother said. One of the men responded by stating, “We are U.S. Immigration Officers, we are taking him in.” My Dad yelled out to us to contact my grandfather (his father) and inform him of the circumstances.
Chances are you have probably experienced something similar to this or know someone who has.
If you were in my shoes, what would you have done differently?
These series of events changed my life forever.
Advice?
- Parent? –I highly recommend seeking counseling for your children if anything of the slightest occurs. With being a child, our minds truly do not comprehend the impact that it will take on a child to be put through these unfortunate circumstances. In my personal experience, I longed for a relationship I knew I could not get back.
- Counseling too costly? Reach out to a church, or your own home church, and let your child know that they are LOVED & WANTED, and sometimes unfortunate events happen. Later in life, this led me to seek relationships with any male that was willing to give me some on their time.
- Pour love into your child, daily.
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