To be honest with all these gorgeous African babies, I was beginning to think I would never find a Muzungu (White) baby cute ever again… however I was wrong.
I turned up to work the other day and got the shock of my life… in amongst the African babies sat what appeared to be a mostly white baby. First I assumed that he belonged to a visitor, but when all the nannies starting getting excited and asking me if I met the Muzungu baby I realized he was here to stay.
His name is Craig and at a guess he is just under 12 months. His Grandma is a very light African, his mother is darker, and works as a prostitute in Kampala, the father is either Indian, Arab or Caucasian. The mother has tried abandoning him numerous times and has been in trouble with the police for it. This last time they intervened and placed Craig with us.
He spent the first few days like most of the new ones, in shock tears and with lots of cuddles. As he seemed to be settling and smiling a lot more, his mother came for a visit, and watching her spend 10 minutes with him and then leave him crying and screaming, broke my heart.
In most cases I think it’s best for a child to reunited with their parents if at all possible, but I am unsure about Craig, it’s hard to know what really is best for him.
He is still doing well, though he needs lots of cuddles, they are never in short supply… everyone loves him.
I turned up to work the other day and got the shock of my life… in amongst the African babies sat what appeared to be a mostly white baby. First I assumed that he belonged to a visitor, but when all the nannies starting getting excited and asking me if I met the Muzungu baby I realized he was here to stay.
His name is Craig and at a guess he is just under 12 months. His Grandma is a very light African, his mother is darker, and works as a prostitute in Kampala, the father is either Indian, Arab or Caucasian. The mother has tried abandoning him numerous times and has been in trouble with the police for it. This last time they intervened and placed Craig with us.
He spent the first few days like most of the new ones, in shock tears and with lots of cuddles. As he seemed to be settling and smiling a lot more, his mother came for a visit, and watching her spend 10 minutes with him and then leave him crying and screaming, broke my heart.
In most cases I think it’s best for a child to reunited with their parents if at all possible, but I am unsure about Craig, it’s hard to know what really is best for him.
He is still doing well, though he needs lots of cuddles, they are never in short supply… everyone loves him.
meet Craig......
1 comment:
bibhey flick, rach told me about the muzungu baby. he looks so cute. your photos are so sweet it makes me miss it even more. xx
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