Thursday, February 24, 2011

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

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