A Child Advocate's Urge

As an advocate for children for my entire adult life (well, probably for my entire life!) I have always loved the poem, An Urgent Note To My Parents. Occasionally I feel an ‘urge-to-share’ coming on, -and I’m feeling it now- so just in case you haven’t read that poem, here it is! Enjoy.

An Urgent Note To My Parents

Don’t ask me to do what I can’t do

Only ask me to do what I can

Don’t ask me to be what I can’t be

Only ask me to be what I am

Don’t one minute say “Be a big girl!”

And the next “You’re too little for that!”

PLEASE don’t ask me to be where I can’t be

PLEASE be happy with right where I’m at.

                                                     Hiawyn Oram