Watching Kindertransport Stroll By

 

Dear Journal,

            Again, I woke up to the sound of screaming children. This has been going on for weeks ever since the Kindertransport children moved next door. I live next to a private citizen. He works at the Kindertransport organization. They are transporting children from Europe to Great Britain. Unfortunately, I hate kids. I always hear them crying about how much they miss their parents. There are four kids living next door. They are all siblings so they didn’t want to get separated from each other. I am supposed to be housing some children but I don’t want to. I don’t want to have to take care of little children. I don’t want to clothe them. I don’t want to feed them. I know it’s bad that I am not taking care of the children in need, but they have other people. My neighbor’s Kindertransport children seem happy. All the Kindertransports are Jewish, so they are always going to temple on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. I am Christian, so I go to church on Sundays. This could be my excuse for not housing the Kindertransports. Also, I work all day so I couldn’t drive the kids to school. So it’s not really my fault for not taking care of the children. I just don’t want to take care of these children in need. Okay, I guess it is my fault

Sincerely,

James Venson