By Katherine J Gau | Director, Vusumnotfo
Thabsile was given a kitty she named Lulu by Vusumnotfo. A few days after bringing the kitty to her homestead her dog’s puppies died. At which point, Lulu started nursing on the dog. Both the dog and Lulu content and happy with this.
I started to share this photo during various training activities at Vusumnotfo, mainly because I thought it so unusual and interesting. Community participants in our early childhood development training took it further.
After laughing and hearing direct from Thabsile that this photo was for real, they started reflecting. Their train of thought went like this - 1) this kitty came from Vusumnotfo, where the dogs and cats get along, 2) they get along because they have what they need - food, shelter, and love, 3) so what does this say about our own children, who often do not get along? 4) clearly, we need to create better relationships with our children.
It is not about resources. It is about the quality of interaction between a child and caregiver - "a truly rich person is one whose children run into his arms even when his hands are empty". Happy Thanksgiving. And thank you for caring about our activities and others the world over.
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