Child Abused....

The Star headlines today is about a 5 year old boy allegedly abused by his mum. I knew of the case a few days before the news broke because I know the boy's aunt who reported the case to the welfare department. It took a lot of guts for her to do that, and I am so glad that she took that big step to do it, for the sake of the boy.

Anyway, I was talking to hubby about it and my 6 year old son overheard the conversation. He asked how the boy got hurt, and who hurt him. I told him in the simplest terms what happened without making it too scary. He asked me why did the boy's mum did what she did. Is she crazy? I told him she is, in a way, and she needs to see a doctor to help her.

He was quiet for a few minutes, and then held my hand and said...Mum, I hope you will never become crazy like her.

Indeed....I wish with all my heart that there will be more awareness of cases like this, and that there will be avenues for people that need help. There have been too many cases of kids getting abused, and dying because society turn a blind eye to their plight. I pray that for this particular case, we don't judge the mother or point fingers....but give real help to the boy and the mum.