Little women

I remember when my sons were in highschool there was a required course. It involved family values, sex education etc. I remember those taking the class--all about 15 or 16 years old, were required to be responsible for a "doll"--a baby--for a week. They were required to lug this doll around in an attempt to teach them something about responsibility for another human. In the past three weeks, each day, I met little women--little girls aged 5 and 6 who were responsible for their mother's baby. Perhaps mom was out working at getting the day's water or wood or food. These little women would carry babies and toddlers around on their bags strapped there with a kenga--a wide swath of cotton. It wasn't a doll for a week--but a much larger responsibility for another human's welfare--babies looking after babies.
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