Winterclothes for Dumitru

Dumitru is 6 years old and has had already a hard life. When he was 2 years old his parents separated and his father took him to live with him. Unfortunately father was drinking a lot and often he forgot to take care of Dumitru so he would be left by himself. As a two year old he would walk on the street and beg for food. When his mother heard how father was taking care of Dumitru, she went to the village where he lived and wanted to take Dumitru but father heard about her coming and hide Dumitru. Mother went home without Dumitru. This happened several times; mother would go to the village with the intention to take her son but every time father found out she was coming and he would hide Dumitru. Until one day mother got a call from a neighbor asking her to come as quick as possible and take Dumitru. Dumitru had gone to the neighbor to ask for food and she took him into her house and called mother. In this way mother was able to take Dumitru and bring him home with her. He was 4 years old when he came to live with his mother. The first weeks it was hard for mother and Dumitru because they all had to get used to the new situation. Dumitru didn’t want to take baths because he was afraid of water, he hardly ever took a bath while living with his father. He never learned to eat in a proper way etc. but after some time Dumitru accommodated and he got used to his mother, his siblings and grandparents. Mother was still afraid to let him play outside with her other children because she expected father to turn up and take Dumitru from her. But so far father didn’t turn up and it seems that he has forgotten that he has a son. Mother tries to take care of her 3 children in the best way she can but without a stable income there is always a lack of finances. Dumitru and his sister Cristina have to go to the kindergarten next month but they didn’t have good shoes and warm clothes and so mother worried how she would be able to dress her children and get them ready to go to the kindergarten in December. When mother heard that she would receive help to buy some clothes for her children she was very thankful and she actually said: “I think this help must come from God cause only He knew we needed help”.