![]() No one thought to ask how she had dealt with her own story. She appeared well-adapted, did well in school, was motivated to help her mother, smiled and spoke easily and was very intent on learning English. The daughter quickly became her mother’s interpreter and caregiver. The mother has since been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, and although she is being treated, she has difficulty functioning in the day-to-day and adapting to life in Canada. ![]() Eventually, with assistance from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Canadian government, they made their way to Canada as Government Assisted Refugees. Once across, they lived in a refugee camp for 2 years, facing various difficulties because they had no male family member to protect them. They walked all night and slipped across the border. One night, her mother suddenly arrived to take the child away under cover of darkness. Her mother, a Sudanese journalist, was persecuted and jailed after having written politically sensitive articles in a national newspaper. 2Ĭompare the two stories that follow and imagine how each child might react differently to a similar situation, such as a problem at school, a criticism, or their mother becoming ill.Ī 10-year-old Sudanese girl lived for 3 years as the less-cared-for child with an aunt who had 4 other children.
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