I WAS really surprised by the letter from ëConcerned
Waipawianí (last week)
It is true there are more serious issues than
a big yellow duck, and in our area youth suicide is one of those issues. But
being a mother of a seriously depressed teenager myself I actually find the
duck a quirky trivia which helps me to have a giggle. It helps me to forget
for a little while about why I keep having to check my sonís room fearing
what I will find.
It helps me forget and get dragged down wondering
how my sonís day is going today and what is really going on in his head.
I was surprised that ëConcernedí
did not get the Mayorís quick jibe about arranging counselling session
for people upset by the put down of our yellow duck ñeven I knew, with
all thatís going on in my familyís life right now, that it was a
joke and again it gave me something to laugh about.
I really like our duck and would be sad to see
it go, as in this really dark time that I am going through with my son, it has
been a beacon of light to show that some humour and fun still exists in this
world!
