The high bushy unkept grass surrounded a box style unpainted house. This little house stood out among adjacent homes that boasted elaborate room additions within beautiful fenced walls. Who lived at this house that appeared in its original rough-looking state that was delivered upon purchase so many years ago. Why was nothing ever done to enhance the plain original structure - not even a fence? "What? She had nine children!", shouted a neighbor to another as they looked at the property of the elderly lady who had recently passed away. No one in the area could have imagined that this lady had nine children as they didn't remember seeing any of them coming to visit their mother. "Yes", said one lady who was a close friend to the deceased woman. "She often visited some of them in Kingston until Covid when she could no longer travel so far to see them or even wanted to leave the house." "She also has those children who live abroad." "Nine adult children and not even one could make an effort to bring joy to their mother by helping her to fix up her house!" exclaimed one neighbor. Years ago, some people in Jamaica would say that their children are their old age pension. Not even having nine children is a guarantee that even one will be there to assist when parents become old. Time has changed!
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