January 22, 2001 - Some kids are not nice. They are little monsters.
Beware!
January 22, 2001 - Some kids are not nice. They are little monsters.
Beware! |
Angels vs. Monsters I am lucky. I know six very wonderful kid for you to get to know when you visit Madras. While they are not always angels, they are fun to be with. I always receive as much back from the kids as I invest time and money in them. Therefore, you might think that all the street kids of Madras are that way too. Unfortunately, this is not true. Some kids are real monsters. |
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There are three types of kids you want to avoid:
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Storytellers In India, some boys will invent some of the most absurd stories to tell you. Vela had disappeared one morning and in my search to find her, I asked her cousin where Vela was. Rather than say he did not know and rather than say he would help me look for her, he said, "Vela was sick last night and she was taken to the hospital where she is getting a blood transfusion. She will be back at 11." Not true, but I only learned this after spending two hours going the hospital. Avoid monsters like this. |
Little Dictators The other kind of ego maniac will take charge and try to run everything. I like to travel with Vela to show her new things. We take a boy as a chaperone to keep things proper. But many boys seem to have a mistaken idea that because Vela is a female, she must be his personal slave. Instantly, these ego maniacs begin ordering Vela around, often just to show off their superiority over Vela to me. Avoid monsters like this. |
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Completely Evil I like to observe kids before I become friends with them. I will give them food or take them swimming to see what they are like. I bought bananas and other food this boy... even though he kept insisting that he only wanted money for food... not food. Once I had given him food, this little monster continually demanded more and more. Rather than bananas, he demanded a fancy meals at expensive hotels or junk food from the grocery stores. Then, quickly, he began demanding his own house. These monsters have horrible personalities. This one was no exception. Annoying and disgusting, noisy and always demanding. Avoid monsters like this. |
To get to know new children, I plan group activities to see how they respond. This way, I can narrow my selection until I find the perfect kids. Please read about how I select kids to be my guides. |
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