African famine is hurting my heart.

IncogNeato · August 2011

I know this usually isn't a place for serious discussion but I saw a picture the other day of a mother holding her 7 month old child who was dying of starvation in Somalia and it just broke my heart. I've made my donations to the World Food Program and Mercy Corps but I know it isn't enough.

I just hate that as I sit here stressing about nap schedules and going back to work, there are mothers walking for weeks through a desert to try and get help to keep their babies alive. The fact that this baby was the same age as LO just hit me like a ton of bricks. Those poor babies. Those poor mothers.

firsttimeaunt · August 2011

I know what you mean...I had to change the station the other day when they showed images of those who are suffering so much. It made me cry to know that people want to help but that the Somali government and its Al Queda type groups won't let help in.

I am actually going to Kenya today....flight leaves in a few hours. My BIL works for the US embassy in Nairobi. LO is staying MIL and FIL while we are gone. I will be back next Friday, but while we are there I will ask my SIL where the best places to donate are. She is a very good source for that type of information because she knows who is reputable and who is not. I will post something when I return.

stilts1 · August 2011

Me too. I feel horrible. We also donate to various charities but I don't know how much good it's doing. It's horrible that governments will knowingly withhold aid to their citizens as some power play. Totally disgusting. The starving babies/mothers/fathers break my heart. Sad

larrysdarling · August 2011

I watched a few strands of spaghetti slip through my colander the other night and the thought occurred to me that what I had just wasted was more food then some of those poor people had eaten in a week. I wish there was some way to donate some of my freezer stash to those sweet little babies.

lulu3061 · August 2011

It makes my stomach hurt to see that. I do have to change the channel as well because I can't see those people and especially the children and babies starving to death. We donate to charity as well but getting anything to actually go to who it's supposed to over there is so difficult. =-(

TobleroneBar · August 2011

I saw a report on this while eating dinner...DH was in the kitchen serving himself. I broke down and cried when I saw those poor babies...starving, while mine is safe and happily fed. From what I hear, supply isn't the problem...it's being able to GET the food to these poor people

A couple of days later we went to Taco Del Mar and got a wet burrito...I couldn't finish half of it...made me sick all over again thinking about how greatful a tribe would be to get the rest of my food...it's just not fair how wasteful we are while others turn skelletal. I'm trying my best not to waste ANY food now...I can't get those images out of my head.

utlawgirl · August 2011

Totally feel the same way... it breaks my heart. It's even worse now that I'm a mama. I can't even imagine. And the terrible part is there's so little we can do to help.

belizeitornot · August 2011

I totally agree. This thing would have hit hard before, but actually being a mother now it just tears me up. I can't watch the stories anymore. We gave money as well but it just seems like not enough.

Moonbeam828 · August 2011

I'm the same way. When I see those poor mothers who can't feed their babies....oh my god, it breaks my heart in a million pieces. We are so lucky and blessed. I wish there was something someone like me could do to really feel like I'm making a difference. I donate to the Red Cross, but like others have said, it just doesn't feel like much.

MrsDe2008 · August 2011

So very sad...it breaks my heart to think there are starving babies and people over in Africa and we worry about such mundane things. We don't realize how much harder life can really be. Hopefully, they will get the help/food they need as soon as possible.

I'll be looking for firsttimeaunt's post on a reputable charity when she returns from her Kenya. I've always donated to the redcross...and have hoped that the people most in need are being taken care of.

TripMomma · August 2011

It hurts my heart and brings me to tears every single time it crosses my mind. I wish it weren't this way in so many parts of the world.

stephy1221 · August 2011

belizeitornot:
I totally agree. This thing would have hit hard before, but actually being a mother now it just tears me up. I can't watch the stories anymore. We gave money as well but it just seems like not enough.

I so agree! I donated but I wish I could send more money or do something else. I just keep thinking what if that was my DD?

So sad that we have so much technology and we still struggle to feed everyone.

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