Mothers ‘blazed’ for not sticking to the task
Ms Esme Potter, known and called by most 'Mama Esme' is one of several senior citizens residing in the East End/Long Look communities in Tortola. She has a burning passion to see the return of principles and values in homes and among her people of the territory and during a recent community meeting she made good the opportunity to take the microphone and belch out some of the issues that have been sitting on her stomach as it related to issues responsible for the degradation of the community over the years.
There was just a handful of youth who had the courage to sit under the white tent at The Sticket that was erected for community meetings, but they could have been seen in nearby yards, looking through windows, which gave a clear indication that they were aware what was going on and the messages of the night were indeed reaching them.
'Mama Esme’, a mother of seven boys, blazed mothers for not sticking to the task of raising their children with the right principles and values, which according to her is responsible for the sad state of affairs as they are today. She said that while it is understood that jobs are hard to find youth need to show ambition and not sit around idly waiting for a 'silver platter' to be put before them.
She, however, said parents have the greater role to play. "You ever see how mothers who claim they haven’t got money does suddenly find hundreds of dollars to be running up and down to the police station and the prisons and to pay lawyers when their sons get into trouble? It’s the same way you must find money to teach them right from wrong so they wouldn't get into trouble same way."
At the time the issue at hand was that of crimes, especially murders that were committed in the Long Look community. It was being implied that many persons know about these murders but are not going forward to give evidence to have the perpetrators brought to justice. Mama Esme was not prepared to carry anyone’s "blood" on her shoulders and without fear or favour said what she had to.
She congratulated those members of the community who went forward to give testimony that led to justice being served in the murder trial of Keri Harrigan, who was cold bloodedly shot and Killed. "I would have been disappointed, you know why? If you could have come here dusting light with night just shutting in and kill a man right there and get away. She said, however, that because of prayers that have been going up there is a feeling of change being felt in the atmosphere and is confident that things will soon change for the better in the Long Look community.
Ms Potter also called on the responsible government bodies to reinforce training of their workers who have to enter person’s premises in order to execute their duties. She spoke of an experience of a worker allegedly from Water and Sewerage Department getting into her yard unannounced while she was home and wide awake. "These are dangerous times and they can't be doing that, they have to announce their presence. He passed in and out on his cell phone and until this day he hasn’t said a word to me."
Another resident was not prepared to sit and hear mothers alone take the whipping for children gone bad and called on the police force to play a role in assisting men to stand up to their responsibilities so as to ease the pressure off the woman folk.
17 Responses to “Mothers ‘blazed’ for not sticking to the task”
It is the same women who already have 3 children with two or three different men (not fathers and all these men are absent) who still lay down with these careless men who are already sperm doners (I would not classify them as fathers) to 5 children with 4 or 5 women and allow themselves to become pregnant again.
We love to blame these Waist Of F…..g Times WOFTs walking about looking pretty strudding their stuff, but I think we should sometimes take a closer look at ourselves. If we as mothers pay attention to our children, no matter the amount, if we talk to them, instead of cursing at them, taking the time to love them and let them know they are loved, then when the WOFTs come around they will know where exactly in hell they should go.
to Mss P; i agree with you 1000% and at the end of the day it is up to us a people to understand what is holding us back then correct it( i guess those girls just love sex....becasue the first child father do not contribute yet them on their back/knees making another child while strugling to feed the first child....must be some di....c...* dem like !!!!! )
The young generation today has gotten their own way of doing things, mama so right to ask mothers to get them babies out of bed before the sun rise. I watch how many people live , two cars, fancy clothes, four five children, one job and no husband, the boyfriend comes with sweet nothing. Mana when young people ears hard it hard. Why young people think that they have to dress with brand name is beyond my thinking. Coach does laugh hard when he see them coming, and Gucci does smile and say they will come again, but look Nike and all the brand name shoes, they does just raise them head and say, we will always be here. Young people do not understand the dynamics of trades and the value for money.
If you wuk fo 9 dollars do not spend ten dollars, if you have one salary don't make children each year, it cause money to raise them up, space them out every five years. Don't watch what the others are been paid 10K or 5K per month, you don't know what they are doing to get that money , try to manage your little pennies. There are good council from Mama and she have the experience young people should listen and act it will help with discipline.
Watch the expat, they come here looking the meager jobs , send they money home and build their country. Now I see the men sending their wives and children home and they staying behind working and every three months them gone home. I watching them because there are things to learn from everyone in this community.
She needs to tell the men to take up their God given responsibility because he will judge them. Which mother today can stay at home and depend on a man to support the home. What more does she want mothers to do. A mother cannot be a father, no master how hard she tries. These children needs the authority figure of a father. Stops blaming the mothers. The role of training and managing the home is that Of THE FATHER. Go read your bible
We women need to have more self respect, exercise a whole lot more common sense, use contraceptive and stop thinking he might not take care of the others but he will take care of mine.
We can blame men all we want but until we start taking responsibilities for our own actions we will forever be giving births to "victims of circumstances" because that is what these children are.
I agred with you to hell withthe others you right this is not the 1980'