Violence is the stressor that I chose. The reason is because my best friend parents always fought and exchanged hurtful words. My best friend hated when her parent fought. We lived next door to each other. When her parents fought, they woke everyone in the neighborhood. This was very embarrassing for my friend. She would always share with me how she felt and I would comfort her reassuring her that everything would be alright. This made her feel somewhat relieved even though she was depressed not knowing what would become of her parents. She loved both her parents and wouldn’t take either sides when she they asked for her opinion when the argued. In school, she was an average student but with her parents constant bickering among one another, her grades gradually fail. However, she didn’t have time to study because there was too much commotion in her presence blocking her concentration. My mom and her mom associate on a regular basis because of our friendship that we had. My mom would ask her mom could she spend nights at my house with me so we could study together. She didn’t want her daughter to be at their home anyway so she was thankful and agreed every time. Eventually, as her parents got older, they learned how to cope with their problems without fighting and hurting each other feelings. My best friend made a promise to herself after going through such an ordeal that when she marries her and her husband will compromise and an understanding way greater than her mom and dad did. Today, she and her husband are doing great due to the circumstances that she went though in her childhood.
Africa is a country that I would like to know more about concerning poverty. From the research that I obtained, I found that in sub-Saharan Africa the number of peoples living in extreme poverty grew from 217 million in 1987 to more than 300 million in 1998. In Sub-Saharan Africa nearly one third of children are underweight. Measles takes the life of a child nearly every minute of every day. There were about 2.3 million people died from AIDS in 2003. The water that they drink is not safe and they do not have adequate sanitation. Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary education and one in three of those do not finish school. There are a few things that are being done to minimize the harm despite the challenges. The partnership between African and donor nations increased aid flows is being more effectively. The New Partnership for Africa’s development and AU aim to tackle HIV/AIDS reduce poverty and sustains long-term economic growth.
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It is sad but true, that many children suffer through fights between the adults in their life, both physical an mental. This type of abuse can have great impact on their development. Your friend is fortunate in that her parents solved their differences. It still left the impact that she will try very hard to not let that happen in her own marriage. Did she get any professional help to understand how to overcome her situation? I wish her well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that parents fighting in front of their children really hurts them and make them feel like it is their fault. Our can remember my mom saying they never saw their parents fight or hear them talk about other people in front of them. We need to go back to the older days when parents handle things in privacy.
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ReplyDeleteGreat post as always. Violence affect everyone not just the victim but the people especially children of the victims. I know that in the neighborhood where I grew up, it never failed that every Friday night our neighbors would fight after drinking and having parties. The children always were the ones who felt the raft of the fights. Violence does not solve anything but cause more problems than necessary. Again thanks for the post.
Erica Hines