So this weekend my timeline was flooded with the hashtags #NoBanNoWall, #DeleteUber, and so many more. I tried my best to avoid the news and to keep my thoughts positive but reality quickly set in on Saturday night. As a nanny, I get intertwined in the lives of the families that I serve. I’m more than just the sitter that comes so mommy and daddy can eat a meal alone. I become the cool aunt for the kids, mommy’s new best friend and daddy’s romance guru. When the executive order for the ban on immigration was signed, I had no clue that it would truly affect me or anyone I personally knew.
One of my first families that I took on as clients have been in the process of adopting a child from a foreign country. They have been working on the adoption for almost a year and are in the last few stages of the adoption process. The room is decorated. The kids are excited and the countdown to the end was about to begin. Now all their hard work may be in danger. Throughout the entire election and Mr. President’s first few weeks, I’ve kept my thoughts and opinions to myself. I’ve prayed for my country and done my part to share love and kindness with others. Now someone whom I love dearly, and have never even met, may not get the chance to have a better life. A life with a family that loves them; even though they haven’t laid eyes on them yet. A life that they deserve to have. because growing up in an orphanage is not the ideal life. A life that is now being threatened by a single signature.
As I was driving home Saturday night, the only thing I could do was pray. Pray for the world, pray for my country, pray for my clients and pray for my heart. I know our country needs protection, but is this the best way to go about it? Our country was built on freedom of religion by immigrants. Now we are stopping the process on which we started? I refuse to spew hate and negative statements. I refuse to share the videos and get into heated debates in the comment sections of social media sites. I refuse to hide in ignorance because of what the reality may look like. Instead, I will continue to pray. I will continue to love my neighbor. I will continue to love harder than the hate. Why? Because at the end of the day, love will, love shall and love still conquers all!
