Abantwana abafanele ukuba sesikolweni, epakini okanye bebaleka emva kwebhola ekhatywayo. Abantwana barekhoda ihlobo kwiiretina zabo, behlamba equleni ebusuku. Abantwana ngelixa ice cream yabo ikhupha. Abanye abadlalayo. Abantwana ababalekayo, abangamiyo, abangavaleli naphantsi kwamanzi. “Kwakutheni, tata? Kwaye kutheni, Tata? Abantakwethu abancinci kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo. Amakhwenkwe angekagqibi nakancinane engqondweni yawo ukuba ngenye imini kuya kufuneka akhule. Izidalwa ezidlala ngokuba ngabantu abadala ngenxa yokuba zikholelwa ukuba ukukhula kubandakanya ukugoba icuba okanye ukufumana iitattoos zabo babeze kwiingxowa zamazambane. Abantwana abathi "impundu" baphantsi kakhulu kwaye bahlazekile ngokungathi amapolisa azakubanqanda. Abantwana abaninzi bafunda ukuculela iPerales: “Bayekeni abantwana bacule, mabaphakamise amazwi abo…”. IiRaptors ezingafuni ukulala. "Ixesha elide, nceda, kusehlotyeni." Isandwich ye-nutella, isandwich okanye iqhekeza levatala. I-ayisikrimu kwi-cut, phakathi kwee-waffles ezimbini ... Yintoni echukumisayo kuba into ebalulekileyo kukubaleka emva emanzini, kumdlalo, naphi na. Ukukruqula kwabantwana esitratweni, ubusuku bedlala umacashelana, amazwi amnandi ehlobo. Olwethu nalo xa ukusuka ngoJuni ukuya kuSeptemba bekukho unaphakade hayi ezi mvakwemini zintathu zibohlulayo ngoku. amadolo aqhekekile. I-Sorolla's Painting Children, Inkqubela phambili iqulathe oko: ukoyisa amanqanaba empucuko kunye nentlalontle ebingacingelwanga kwiinkulungwane ezimbini ezidlulileyo. Apho abantwana banokuba ngabantwana. Ukuba akufuneki basebenze ukuze bazise ukutya ekhaya okanye baphile. Ukuba abanyanzeliswa ukuba bathunge iibhola kwindawo engaphantsi kwe-Bangladesh. Ukuba bacinge kuphela ngeembopheleleko ezimbalwa ezihambelana nabo kunezabelo zabantu abadala abafuna ukuzisebenzisa kwiisheneni zabo. Akunjalo njengaba bantwana ngoku bathetha kwi-UN malunga nokutshintsha kwemozulu baze banike iintetho ezibhalwe ngabanye. Bohluke kancinci kwabo bathunga iibhola. Abantwana njengabasebenzi, abanye bayathunga kwaye abanye basusa iimvakalelo. "Pedofrastia" ligama, uJep undixelela. Isicwangciso sokusebenzisa abantwana kwingxoxo-mpikiswano ukushukumisa abaphulaphuli. UGreta Thunberg kunye nokunye okuninzi. Ukuphakama kolu luntu luzelwe ziintsana, olufikelela kwinqanaba eliphezulu ngengxolo, lwenza abantwana babe ngabantu abakhulu.
