This Mother's Day, Spare a Thought...

"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he created mothers." - Rudyard Kipling

If we were ever told to make a list of people who have loved us unconditionally in life then our Mother's name would surely top the list! Having said this, if  you are reading this and are independent (well settled) in life but still have a Mother who has got your back then take out a moment to thank your stars! 

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The second wave of covid-19 has hit us all very hard and as we are sailing through turbulent times, it's dreadful to wake up to news of young kids losing either mother/father or both the parents to the virus across the country - turning their world topsy-turvy in a blink of an eye. These kids are young - some are less than 10 years of age, some have just entered their teens and some might be adolescents. 

It's difficult to even imagine the kind of emotional loss they would be undergoing in years to come and how vulnerable these kids would be to various external elements at a tender age. This Mother's Day, Spare a Thought for such kids...

It's disgusting to know that a lot of 'fake' social media campaigns have popped up in last few weeks and  are collecting funds, asking for sponsorships and inviting people for adoption by posting some random photographs of such kids . This is a cognizable offence and such people need to be taken up to task. 

The least we can do to help such kids if we ever come across is as follows:

• Inform the District Child Welfare Committee (CWC). Every district has a CWC. It's imperative to inform CWC irrespective of a guardian that might be available among close relatives.
• Or the information of such children can be shared with Childline (1098) and you would be guided further. 
• Care must be taken to protect the identity of the child to avoid undue stress to him/her as provisioned under section 74 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
• Or you can visit https://wcd.nic.in/ for further details.

Every child deserves a mother especially in the primitive years of life. But let's pray and be hopeful that these kids find love and comfort in the families that would adopt them or the care centres which might be their new home. Although, it would be difficult to fill the void that would be created due to the untimely death of their parents.

We all have given our mother enough in form of stretch marks, hair fall, sleepless nights, a sore throat and much more...and she has only given us unconditional love in return. Raise a toast to this 'unconditional love' on this Mother's Day and don't forget to spare a thought for the less privileged.

Happy Mother's Day, 2021!😊

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/collecting-funds-online-for-kids-who-lose-parents-to-covid-19-to-be-cognizable-offence-101620390246545.html