Childhood abuse breeds bitterness

Child abuse breeds bitterness (Photo: iStock)

The rural child is not a child. I say so because there is no line between parental responsibilities and the role of a child in the typical rural household.

When a child has to work to raise funds to help to fend for the family, it is a case of abuse whose eventual outcome is likely to be costly because it breeds bitterness. We find ourselves at a point where every facet of life is already strenuous.