In this 'who's your daddy, who's your mommy' world we live in today, my heart beckons back to a time when the question often heard on the street was "Who's your Mother?", a simple query of which the correct response was to stop what you were doing and address the questioner. Only an adult making an on the spot correction of youngsters in their midst asked that. The child promptly responds with their name or their mother's, depending on the age of the child.
Mothers of then taught the child most importantly the info they needed to know on the street, both how to represent the family and how to stay safe. Today's children are faced with more danger than ever, yet we continue to see them riding their bicycles on the street with their back facing the traffic.
Mothers of then taught the child most importantly the info they needed to know on the street, both how to represent the family and how to stay safe. Today's children are faced with more danger than ever, yet we continue to see them riding their bicycles on the street with their back facing the traffic.
