“Birthday Photos on Visiting Sunday”

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“Visiting Sundays” – – were just too hard for me to take! I would be just  so very “HAPPY” that my PARENTS  were there to see me – – but just as soon as it would be getting close to  5:00 p.m. – well… I would start to get all choked up – – ready for the tears to flow… as if the “Niagara Falls” were turned on – – and in full force!

In the above photo – – that is  ME  and TOMMY and DENNY  – and we seem to be so  HAPPY –  – one thing that my Parents never forgot – was to bring something good to eat and  a whole list of other goodies that I would ask for… by writing on a  three cent post card to my MOM – – with all the goodies that I would like and even something for my brothers… Just the other day – – I was looking through some photos – – and in and amongst the photos there was an old post car – date  of  February 1948 – – and I was reminding my Dad to send to  us the VALENTINES  – that he promised – so that … we could send them to our classmates – – and the  “big to do”  thing for my MOM…was to bake a “BIRTHDAY CAKE” for  our next –  VISITING SUNDAY …as that would be  little TOMMY’s BIRTHDAY!

Should not have said “LITTLE”  TOMMY – as he is only  “six foot – four inches… only the tallest of all of us – takes after the BRADY side of the FAMILY!

In the “PHOTO” – – and behind us on the slide… are some of the children …just sitting on that  “circular swing” – as I have forgotten what they called…it – – but and on –  many of a  VISITING  SUNDAY   – there were a good number of the children  – – that never had a “VISIT” from anyone at all! There was only one child who was a true ORPHAN – so why in the world did the same children …never ever receive a visit??? That was always  very hard for me to believe – – I think that I would have really felt bad – each and every Visiting Sunday – and no one took the time to come and see me – – –  even   to this day – – it is still hard for me to figure  –  – why –  was not someone appointed to visit these children???

There were case-workers assigned to work with each FAMILY placement – and I believe that  – they should have been informed of the situation and – –   and  if that “good”  case-worker could only  –  find someone that would visit these children – they too…needed to know that someone would   care about them and LOVE them and would spend time with them – – as it would be the only decent thing to do.

It would only make for a much better world – – if we all… could show a little more LOVE to our neighbor –  – and even double that LOVE to a young child – – especially in an institution!


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