Love not abuse

THE EDITOR: You know, sometimes I wonder if readers of your newspapers get fed up on seeing the letters which I submit on various issues of the day, but so far no one has replied refuting any of the subjects I have contributed so I have to say: so far, so good.

Is physical abuse the be it and end all of every bad situation? I say no. I say to the frustrated mother of a delinquent teenager who is involved in criminal activities — hold out your arms, kiss him and say you love him and you want him to change his ways. It may seem easy to say but I know that it is one of the hardest thing for a mother — who perhaps grew up in a loveless household — to do.

I have listened to some grassroots people who relate stories of physical, verbal and sexual abuse by the hands of their parents and you know what they say: my parents read the Bible which says: “Spare the rod and spoil the child” — and they live by the word of the Bible. Where is it in the Bible which says that fathers are to desert and abandon the mothers of their children? I think that women need to get a reality check, use contraception so that they would not end up with children that they cannot afford to feed, clothe and get educated. Women, show love to your children instead of abuse.

B SANDY
Maraval