Posted by teacherjulie @ 12:25 am

Every Saturday participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday, October 4, 2008 is SAD.

Sad for me mean a lot of things. For starters, I am a cry baby because a lot of things make me sad. Sadness is a complicated feeling and if my opinion is asked, being sad is relative, it is a personal issue, stemming from the fact that people in their own ways, are different from each other.

I have another sad entry here by the way.

So here goes:

I feel sad when I see children out on the streets, exposed to all the dangers lurking in every corner, not having a safe place to play and not being able to go to school even if education is free. At the same time, I am angry at their parents for having children that they can’t take care of. I have that same photo appear in this post.

I feel sad (and very angry) when nature has been violated due to greed and corruption.

I feel sad (and angry) when I saw this child who looks like she is the same age as my eldest daughter, working, cleaning the street in front of our home without any protection from the cold rain. Who has allowed this to happen?

And lastly, I feel sad because I am not able to visit my parents and brother as often as we would have wanted to.

What makes you sad?

See other Photo Hunters here.

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4 Oct, 2008 @ 9:00 am
Annie said:

Those things make me sad too. I also get very sad about abused and neglected animals. I think it’s healthy to be a cry baby (I am one too sometimes).

Nice thought-provoking entry. Thanks for visiting mine and have a good weekend, Annie

4 Oct, 2008 @ 9:25 am
Carver said:

Hi Julie,

Those are very sad things. Anything involving children lacking in protection makes me sad too. I am also pretty emotional sometimes. It’s actually a good release for me to cry, as long as I’m not in a situation where I don’t want to show emotion.

I hope you have a good weekend, Carver

4 Oct, 2008 @ 9:27 am
Leslie said:

That’s a very true post you have for thsi week. :)

Hope you weekend is going well. :)

4 Oct, 2008 @ 10:30 am
Bengbeng said:

yr entry is an eye opener. but things r not so different here in my town. but in a small town, life is safer. fortunately

4 Oct, 2008 @ 10:48 am

Julie, your take this week on the theme is pretty unique and sure got some of us parents thinking..

4 Oct, 2008 @ 11:22 am
Incog&Nito said:

How true. A good take on the theme. Enjoy your weekend.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 11:23 am
Shinade said:

Oh yes Julie all of these things also make me sad too. It is simply deplorable that in this day and time that we as a global community cannot come together and help each other all over the world.

I also live a long way from my children and it makes me very sad that we only get to visit each other maybe once a year.

This is a excellent post for the theme.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 11:31 am
Lifecruiser said:

I’m only nodding in agreement with your statements here. Such a great write up with this theme and your photos! Well done!

4 Oct, 2008 @ 11:39 am
Ann said:

Julie, thanks for coming by my sad blog post… mine sounds so trivial compared to yours.. Even though I was sad at having to pay a bill tody, at least I am able to pay it… God has been so good to me!

I understand your frustration and sadness for the children. We have the same thing in the richest country of the world. Parents, who are not doing their job, because of drugs, home breakups, or other different reasons… and the children have to bear the burdens..

4 Oct, 2008 @ 12:05 pm

This weeks theme sucks, just so you know, you did an excellent job with it.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
jmb said:

Oh dear, this really is a sad serious post. I don’t think I would like to be confronted by these things every day and feel so helpless. If only it could be different for these children.
Have a good weekend Julie and cherish your own and keep them safe and well.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
Picturing said:

very great post for this week theme. It is sad to watch children that can not go to school because they don’t enough money for that….

Please stop at my PH post also: in HERE or HERE Thanks

4 Oct, 2008 @ 3:34 pm

It makes me sad and angry to see such things Julie. It angers me that so many children, so much potential is let go to waste. Imagien how many great scientists or atists are lost to the world this way?

4 Oct, 2008 @ 3:49 pm

I have lived in the Philippines and there is so much waste of potential for young people. Then many of those who are successful have to leave to pursue a career.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
Pat said:

What a great post for this week Julie.

Happy Weekend.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
philos said:

Yes, truly sad how they are forced into a life like that… especially youngsters who should be looking at a bright future and not dusty roads.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
Hootin'Anni said:

You’re so right…all these are sad.

Thanks for the lovely comment on my sad….

Hope your weekend is terrific.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 8:59 pm
Patsy said:

Great thought and photos. Yes, much of what you described makes us sad and angry.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 10:07 pm
gengen said:

Oh i feel same way ma’am Julie its sad to see those kids like that our government did not do anything for that kids i don’t know why. Thanks for stopping by…Happy weekend.

4 Oct, 2008 @ 11:32 pm
peppylady said:

great take on sadness.

5 Oct, 2008 @ 12:01 am
saint2 said:

I”ll be heading over to Manila with my school kids for a community projects. Yes, the sight of squatter kids does make me feel sad.

5 Oct, 2008 @ 12:28 am
bonggamom said:

Such touching photos. We should all be sad when we look at them.

5 Oct, 2008 @ 12:31 am

The use and abuse of children and other weaker things make me more MAD than SAD. Grrrr! I live in the US, and don’t see these things here (but there is child sex trafficking here). GRRRRR. One day, righteousness will dwell on earth again.

I did Photo Hunters today, too. I hope you get a chance to visit and post your link.
http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-sad/

5 Oct, 2008 @ 1:16 am
Danielctw said:

I guessed sometimes can’t be help….
Today I was watching a movie about human trafficking and somehow this post brought my mind to it once again O_o

5 Oct, 2008 @ 2:08 am
Baker Watson said:

The plight of children in such circumstances is truly sad. It is hard to imagine those conditions exist throughout the world even today.

Baker
(thanks for dropping by and the comments)

5 Oct, 2008 @ 2:34 am
diXymiss said:

Sad, sad, sad. It’s good to know there are still some tender hearts in the world.

5 Oct, 2008 @ 2:50 am
annamanila said:

A lot of the things that make you feel sad give the downs too, TJ.

Ang daming heart-breaking things in these world. Still ….

5 Oct, 2008 @ 8:59 am
YTSL said:

Lots of things make me feel sad. Focused on just one of them for my entry this week. Otherwise, I would feel too despondent this week… :(

5 Oct, 2008 @ 2:33 pm

My heart goes out to those children who are forced to work at such tender ages.

5 Oct, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
G_mirage said:

ay teacher Juli, I feel the same as you do about the last one, I havent seen my parents for 3 years now! :(

All your posts are sad reality….

5 Oct, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Carin said:

Feel the same as you. Those things make me sad to.

Have a good week!

6 Oct, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
Mar said:

It makes me very sad too when I see our richest treasure -children- being involved in misery… how sad.
Well done, Julie!

6 Oct, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
kaycee said:

great entry….
very sad and heartbreaking……

6 Oct, 2008 @ 11:54 pm
GreyMom said:

I’m a crybaby as well. I get all choked up with a song, a thought, an image. Heck, even commercials make me cry!

As always, great post! All the stuff you said and the pictures spoke to me. :(

8 Oct, 2008 @ 1:26 am

Hi Teacher Julie,

It’s sad to see children neglected by the parents. Children are such vulnerable beings.

10 Oct, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
julie said:

Thanks for the visit, Annie :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 7:29 pm
julie said:

Carver, we can’t watch a sad movie together then, we would both cry :D

10 Oct, 2008 @ 7:46 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Leslie :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 7:46 pm
julie said:

BB, when we see these things everyday, sometimes we sometimes feel indifferent.

10 Oct, 2008 @ 7:47 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Ling :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
julie said:

Thank you :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:02 pm
julie said:

Sometimes I feel indifferent to these thins because i see these things almost everyday :(

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:04 pm
julie said:

Thank you, LC :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:05 pm
julie said:

Ann, sad thing is, this is happening all around us and I think we have been “immune” to some of these things.

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:08 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Sarge :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:10 pm
julie said:

JMB, thing is, we see this almost daily and I feel people have been indifferent to these. I hope not.

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:11 pm
julie said:

Thanks for the visit :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
julie said:

As I have said, we see these things in an almost day-to-day basis that we have been indifferent to their plight :(

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:13 pm
julie said:

So true, Colin, at times, we have been indifferent to these things :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Pat :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:16 pm
julie said:

Philos, we see these on a day-today basis and we seemed to be indifferent to their plight :(

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:19 pm
julie said:

Yes, Anni, and because we see these on an almost daily basis, we have been a little indifferent to their situation :(

10 Oct, 2008 @ 8:19 pm
julie said:

Thank you Patsy :)

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