specific needs of children and elderly left behind as a ... - IOM Moldova

CHAPTER I
think that it’s not very easy for my mom to be without us and I wrote a
poem about that:
What fate my Lord has given me,
To wander among strangers,
To live away from my house,
That makes my life so heavy,
And late at night I pray,
To God to give me force,
And to take good care of me,
And to get home to you,
It is so hard for me,
I miss my house, my daughter, my baby
And it is only He
That knows how hard it is for me.
I cry and pray along
To God to take good care
Of you, I know it is hard
For all of you,
I know you pray a lot
For me to almighty God
And when I call you
I tell you that I love you,
And everything is good,
And I want to be near...
I promise, it is soon
That I will come back to you.
I want to come back home,
But money won’t allow me to…
There is nothing you can do
If you have no money on you,
And there are enemies all around you,
No matter where you go.
I know, when I’m with you
There is nothing they can do
As our love is stronger,
And foes exist no longer” (III_C_19).
The study lists emotional issues that parents abroad have to face, according
to their children. The interviewed stated that their parents also miss them;
they also suffer and are anxious and stressed. Children left behind bring
the following arguments: parents worry for their family members at home,
they are among strangers, they feel lonely, they are affected and stressed
because they are away from their home: ,,They are alone there… among
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