Do Mother's Still Feel the Need to Protect their Young?

   The question on my mind today is "do mother's still feel the attachment and the need to protect their young in this 21st century".

   I have been reading a lot of news about mothers or young girls abandoning their babies in places you can't imagine a baby should be. You see this is not a new thing but the rate at which this act is repeating itself is alarming.

 
   Mother's are perceived has women willing to protect their young. Most mothers also experience love at first site when they give birth to their babies. They show great love and care however way they can.
 

    Now things are changing most women no longer feel the attachment they ought to feel and as a result leads to child neglect. We cant also deny the fact that lack of good living could also aid this bad vice. Mother's abandon their babies in places like drain, roadside and some even try to flush their babies in the toilet. I can't really put my hands on any good reason for these actions but this act should not be normalised. Am not judging anyone involved in this act just finding it difficult to understand reasons for these actions. Some expect  came up with some reasons like postnatal depression or fear of what people will say or economic poverty....

  Why Nigerian Mothers Abandon Their Babies: 6 Heartbreaking Stories
    

On January 27, 2015, a baby was found inside a plastic bag in the Abule Egba suburb, Lagos. Residents of the area are speculating that the baby might have been thrown out by one of the prostitutes who work at a motel.

 Why Nigerian Mothers Abandon Their Babies: 6 Heartbreaking Stories

    A 23-year-old woman, who allegedly dumped her newborn baby in Dutse was arrested by the police operatives. The lady dumped the baby in Takur Quarters in Dutse Local Government Area of Jogawa and ran away to Mubi town in Adamawa in December 2013. The mother claimed she was impregnated and abandoned by  Abdulrazak Murtala.


   Another incident was of a sales girl in the market. She gave birth to her baby in a toilet and she tried to flush the baby. The baby's got stuck and when the baby was released, he died. This incident happened  at Alaba Rago Market in Ojo area of Lagos State .

    Due to economic hardship in Nigeria parents are not in good shape to take care of their young and partners abandon their wives or girlfriend's..

    Unfortunately this is not justifiable, to abandon our young because we can't take care of them is not a good reason or a way out. We are responsible for our own actions.

   So I ask again do mothers still feel the need to protect their young?.
 
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  1. Anonymous27 February 2017 at 07:16

    The

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  2. Anonymous27 February 2017 at 07:19

    I feel just people involve themselves with things they are not fully prepared for...women can be wicked..

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  3. Jessica20 April 2017 at 18:13

    The world has grown cold, here in U.S Connecticut a few weeks back they found the body of a baby in a garbage bag. And out in Connecticut the law allows a woman to bring her newborn baby to the nearest hospital if she doesn't want the baby and wont be charged for abandonment as long as the baby is no older than 30 days. Just dont understand maybe it is something that has always been and we're just seeing more now. Who knows but one thing I do know is that it hurts. Prayers to those innocent children

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    1. Concern minds21 April 2017 at 16:56

      Thanks for your contribution Jessica, these things happens and it has become routinalized and becoming normalized in our societies. We need to remind people that these actions are not normal or should be seen has normal... This is my opinion

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