“Birthday Photos on Visiting Sunday”
“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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