LEECHING CRISIS
Is everything really okay? Like it’s already too much to deal with, Corona isn’t taking it easy on us, can we really add to this already full plate. When are things going to cool down? This is possibly a question running through a lot of people’s minds. Are we even ready to cater for extra mouths when sustaining the ones we have already is a tug of war. Something isn’t right and each one of us is to blame. How is it possible that our young sisters are rendered young moms or rather subjected to being killer moms by aborting the innocent creatures in thei bellies. Let’s go back to the drawing board, where did we lose it? The pandemic sucks bigtime. It’s even more devastating with the statistics of pregnancy cases recently released. The worry is how much worse it can get being that it has only been three months now since lockdown and the numbers are alarming. We need to be awake because our society is decaying each and every day under our watch.
Come to think of it, who is this enemy? It’s no stranger to us at all. It is that irresponsible dad, that ungrateful brother,that monstrous step-dad, that inhuman stranger,that callous uncle, that dupe of a boyfriend. Whose children are these? Do you want to say a mom somewhere didn’t raise them right. Were they not told a woman was to be treated right. How old are these girls getting pregnant? Some are young and vulnerable even those that are presumably teenagers, whose care are they under? There is a lot of questions to be asked just not certain to whom. How in the world can you live with the guilt of defiling someone’s daughter? It’s no question if all these girls gave consent, some maybe didn’t have a choice and had to surrender to their predators. Is there an underlying cause for this massive number of rampant pregnancies? It’s an answer many are eager to hear.
Let’s face it. Do all parents have the nerve to talk to their children about sex education? Has all this been left for the secondary parents; the teachers, to do it. Are the Biology classes or Life Skills sessions allocated at school enough for parents to say teachers can handle sex education. This is merely trying to get someone to cover up for the obligations one failed to carry. Teenagers have resolved to get answers from the internet. Yes, the internet. Have you wondered what a teen would be doing spending hours on their phones, which apparently some were bought by their parents or some bought for themselves from their savings. Do you want to argue that your girl or boy was brought up with good morals, how about the friends he/she hangs around with do you know them well enough too? Let’s just accept that we are where we are today because we all failed. We just want to make sure someone is blamed for what’s going on but the truth is we are part and parcel of the problem because we ignored our responsibility.
On the other hand, let’s assume there are some who ‘genuinely’ had to do what they did, is it reason enough? In the hard times we are in, managing to get three meals a day is becoming a luxury a few can afford, while others can hardly get something to eat. Could someone somewhere be taking advantage of the fact that they can offer this basic need in exchange for sex? Sadly, that’s where we are. In this case the parents have not ultimately failed, it’s just a case of destitution where no matter how hard they try they just can’t table the food no more. What other choice are these young ones left with? A selfish form of barter trade – basic need in exchange for selfish sexual desires. It’s sad, as much as we condemn them, how else can we come through for such cases? Is it also a case of a failed system?
However, why is it that some areas are registering a small number? It’s hard to interpret but what’s clear is a large group of girls are languishing due to ignorance of the aftermath.
Young girls being young moms is not a journey most people would like to embark on. It comes with a whole lot of consequences and responsibilities too, which most are obviously unable to undertake. This leaves us with the other unpleasant experience of having to terminate the pregnancies. Here we understand how gross it is, this is a killer solution. Not many can afford proper services and the quacks they manage to get,do shoddy jobs which leave them at the verge of losing their lives. Where are the responsible idiots? Busy probably luring other girls to warm their beds. How ungrateful can our dear sons, brothers, fathers, uncles, friends be. Is it an impossibility to spare the young girls the turmoil. It’s totally understood that some of the girls are of age but what of those underage? At this trying time we should be in a position to know things are tight. Reason enough for our girls to abstain from sex rather use protection for those that are of age because it’s so selfish to sire a child only to abort or dump it in the trash can. Our sisters need love, the parental kind and genuine one. Someday they’ll make great moms when they are ready to. At the moment let them be girls and not young moms.
To our dear sons and brothers, let’s show our sisters love and protect them. If we all carry out our responsibilities, this scenario would be way different. Parents teach your children about sex education from a tender age as they grow up, they’ll remember the teachings and you’ll have fulfilled your obligations. Teachers at school sensitise learners on sex education for they’ll always look up to you as their role models. The old days where communism was key such cases were rare, children belonged to the society and any one could discipline them when they were wrong. Today’s society, individualism is the order of the day. My children are mine and mine alone such that if someone lashed your kid, you’ll rant all day regardless of the child’s fault. It’s also for the best if communism is embraced once more for the betterment of the society. Remember today it may not be your son or daughter a victim of this but if things don’t change, it’s only a matter of time before sad news comes knocking on your door. So Incase you hadn’t thought of it this way, you may have to reconsider and recognize the fact that you have a responsibility to play in order to bring the change the society needs.
Blame game isn’t the answer, responsibility is. Parents take charge of your children. Tell them the truth that which by the way if you fail to, someone else out there is more than willing to show them how. Of course not the same way a parent would but this is the sad truth. All this emanates from the moment we choose to be quiet out of fear and lack of courage. C’mon, the truth is they will somehow learn regardless of who tells them about it. So how about you take responsibility and in that way shield them from the impending storm awaiting them in this angry world? Not everyone means well, by now you should be able to come to terms with that. We all need each other if we are to bring the necessary changes so let’s all join hands today and fight this leeching crisis.
