When my youngest was about eight months old, I took my two girls swimming. All was fine until Mr. Obnoxious Six-Year-Old entered the scene. He ran around the pool, leaving toddlers spluttering in his wake, so he could splash babies in the face. His mother stood at the edge of the pool, saying, “Bobby, honey, you don’t want to do that.” (That’s probably the stupidest thing you could say to a kid. Of course he wants to do it. Otherwise why would he?). Meanwhile, my three-and-a-half-year-old asked me, “why doesn’t she just lift him out of the pool? She’s bigger than he is.” Yes, she was. But she wouldn’t always be. And what would happen then? Tick. Tick. Tick.
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Every family has years and years of stories — happy, sad, exciting, humorous, adventurous, historic, good, bad, and ugly. These stories are often shared when the family has holiday or annual get-togethers. But, without being recorded on tape and/or paper, they are soon forgotten and never enjoyed by the following generations. Don’t let that happen to your precious tales.
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Family & its neighborhood
Members of the family: Those members, who know that injustice is being done to senior citizens, may seek external help to sort out the issue. As EA is mostly a social issue covering moral and ethical values (apart from legal angle), the role of family members should not be neglected. When neighbors get to know about Abuse, instead of shying away saying ‘it is their internal matter’, they should reach out and expose the victimizer. It is easier for outsiders to bring pressure from say police than for insiders.
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