The sad part is there are people in the world today like Crystabel and her family. I believe it is unjust and something should be done.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Table Dancing
In Breathing Space on page 121 to 122 Neumark tells of the story of Crystabel. This story was a little disturbing for me. I understand the mother is trying to make a living, but when she has kids to take care of I feel it is only just for her to find a different job. Obviously, no one watches after her children while she is gone because at 11:00 at night this 5-year old is ringing Neumark's doorbell to play on a school-night. If Ms. magazine followed through with "Taking-Our-Daughters-to-Work-Day", I can only imagine how this would effect families like Crystabel's.
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I know what you mean about her trying to get a different job so she can be spending more time with her children, but on the other hand, what if this is the only job she could get at the time. I mean she is doing absolutely whatever it takes to make sure her kids are taken care of and that they are getting fed and go to a good school. I know that we would like to believe that it would be easy for her to get a different job, but i dont truly believe that she would be dancing on tables unless she really had to. That's is just how our world is unfortunately!
ReplyDeleteI understand what you are saying about her taking care of her responsibilities and finding another job. However, the reality is that some people don't have that opportunity granted. They have to work with what they have and making a living some way some how. Yes, it is messed up and a disturbing. But the one to fault is this world. The unjustice lives and breathes around us.
ReplyDeleteI understand what Lauren said, that the person may not have the opportunity. However, in my opinion, you create the opportunity. Yeah it takes a tough person to overcome the injustices, but you gotta just fight it and get another job. I would do everything possible to get another job, nothing is impossible, even with the injustices in the world.
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