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Mother’s day just went by, and there were tons of reviews about how someone loves mom, gifts for mom, mom’s cooking….etc etc. I was thinking of doing something along the same lines, when I read an article in BBC about the Girl child….Titled ‘Because I am a Girl’. A article and a Hundred page PDF. File, left me wondering if while honoring the Mother in our life, we are ignoring the girl child, who will one day; go on to be a MOM?
So if you were to tell me about the story of yourself or a Girl child you have known, what would you say, if you looked what will you see, if she turned around and narrated her story….What would you hear?
*Just a Story told….
Because I am a girl, my mother cried when I was born
Because I am a girl, my father walked away, despising my face
Because I am a girl, my family sees me as a burden
Because I am a girl, education is not meant for me
Because I am a girl, I am exploited from the moment I can walk
Because I am a girl, I am teased and humiliated, and it’s still my fault
Because I am a girl, Rape on me is used as a weapon of war
Because I am a girl, I will be sold off, traded, gotten rid of like an animal
Because I am a girl, I will earn half for double the work I do
Because I am a girl, I will shed a tear when I bear **ANOTHER** baby **GIRL*
*Her Story told….
Because I am a girl, I know I am hated from the moment I was born
Because I am a girl, I am told over and over I am unwanted
Because I am a girl, I stay home and work, while my brother plays outside
Because I am a girl, I yearn to go to school, but know I can’t
Because I am a girl, I will fetch fire wood, a load I can barely bare
Because I am a girl, I will sweep the floor, and wash the clothes
Because I am a girl, I will cook for all, while my brother plays Football
Because I am a girl, I know I’ll be marrying at 15, a burden unloaded
Because I am a girl, I will bear a child, before I end my childhood
Because I am a girl, I will be chided for bearing another baby girl
Because I am a girl, I will shed a tear, when my girl, gives birth to **JUST** another **GIRL*
*My Story Told….
Because I am a girl, my father was overjoyed at my birth
Because I am a girl, I was showered with chocolates and dolls
Because I am a girl, I was bought pretty dresses and ribbons to wear
Because I am a girl, I was told to study well and play hard
Because I am a girl, I am told never to back down in the face of adversity
Because I am a girl, I am told I am stronger mentally and emotionally
Because I am a girl, I am pushed to prove myself
Because I am a girl, I am protected and taught to protect myself
Because I am a girl, I feel loved, as a daughter, as a sister, as a person
Because I am a girl, I hope to bring into this world, a **SPECIAL** baby **GIRL*
*What story will YOU tell?