Comments on: Give a working couple or a single mom a break by providing them with a few hours of free childcare. http://www.peacexpeace.org/2009/06/june-28-july-4-2009/ Raise Women's Voices, Build Cultures of Peace Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yi Wang http://www.peacexpeace.org/2009/06/june-28-july-4-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Yi Wang Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.peacexpeace.org/Peace_X_Peace_Blogs/?p=477#comment-143 I find This Week’s Peace Action very moving, not because it recalls my past volunteer jobs, but because I was one of those babies who benefited from “free childcare”. From the date I was born till the age of 10, my family shared a mid-sized community play area with 10 different families. But in my mind we acted like ONE big family. Back in the day, because both my parents worked long hours, I was taken care of by various neighbors. For me, the next-door kids who I grew up with were my siblings; and their parents who looked after me while my parents worked late were my second “Daddy” and “Mommy”. I sincerely appreciate the time and love they devoted to me and all the warm memories we had together. People are certainly different nowadays. We always expect SOMETHING when our time is invested. I believe This Week’s Peace Action can bring out the kindness in our heart and deliver it to those who are in need. -Yi Wang, Hangzhou, China I find This Week’s Peace Action very moving, not because it recalls my past volunteer jobs, but because I was one of those babies who benefited from “free childcare”.

From the date I was born till the age of 10, my family shared a mid-sized community play area with 10 different families. But in my mind we acted like ONE big family. Back in the day, because both my parents worked long hours, I was taken care of by various neighbors. For me, the next-door kids who I grew up with were my siblings; and their parents who looked after me while my parents worked late were my second “Daddy” and “Mommy”. I sincerely appreciate the time and love they devoted to me and all the warm memories we had together.

People are certainly different nowadays. We always expect SOMETHING when our time is invested. I believe This Week’s Peace Action can bring out the kindness in our heart and deliver it to those who are in need.

-Yi Wang, Hangzhou, China

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