Cheers my friend, thanks for stopping by. Mey-Yii is our neighbor's granddaughter, but the grandma is the guardian because her mother abandoned her. The grandma also abandons her often for days at a time because of a gambling addiction. There's a nearby Chinese casino on the Thai border, and it has caused a lot of social decay because the locals aren't educated enough to avoid life traps and vices.
Mey-Yii stays at our house up to 6 nights a week, and she's quickly becoming like an adopted daughter. My blood boils when I think of the grandma, but these situations are always delicate in such a small village.
Wow... I wonder if there's any way Grandma might let you adopt her eventually??? It's sad that things are so messed up, but it looks like some blessings may come from an awful situation.
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We've thought about it, but at the same time my hands are already full, plus my wife suffers from chronic fatigue, leaving me already doing much more share of the work than I should. My wife was raised without an involved parent because of the genocide problems, and this also has left her unable to be an involved parent, making education, mental health, offering advice, and other things like this my responsibility.
I feel so sorry for Mey-Yii, she deserves more from life, but at the same time I feel powerless to offer her more support than I already am, currently burning the candle at both ends for over 3 years.
Is there anywhere else she could go for help? It sounds like you are doing plenty for now, but obviously you can't pay for her college, etc.
Oh, on something off topic, I might have a few ideas about the plastic bag problem, will get links soon :)
Hate to admit this village is full of selfish folks, but we are the only ones that show her true care. Funny you mention the bags, we use buckets or canvas bags whenever possible, but still end up with plastic too. Every now and then we carefully flatten and fold them, organize from smallest to largest, and the veg sellers at the market will give us a discount and gladly take them from us.
It's sad that she's basically an orphan :( ... Still, she might be able to thrive???
You mentioned that about the bags before :) ... But there must be some that you find ripped. I thought those links might be viable solutions? And the clean burners might catch on in the village, nobody enjoys breathing that.
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