I Wish...
...mommy would quit smoking, drinking, stop sniffing that white powder and love my sister and I more. Alison M. Hud, six-year-old
...for the war to end so that Daddy and brother would come home soon. Josh Nathan, 12-year-old
...I had hugged and kissed my little Becky more before she died last year at the age of seven. Christopher Mears, 32-year-old
...I had not been born because nobody loves me. One of these days I will run away and never return. I would sleep on the streets and rob or kill the next person who comes across my path. Maybe then, somebody would pay attention to me and stop hitting me. Gregory Norm, 14-year-old
...Miss Tan would treat and like me as much as the other children, even though I am not clever as them. I wish I could improve myself so that she would stop treating me like an imbecile. I am not one, am I? Joan Chung, 9-year-old
...the world had treated my son better. At least he would not feel that hopeless and killed himself in the end. He would not have left in hate. Becky Shin, 54-year-old
...people would see me for who I am and not for what I have and do not have. I do not have a lot of things but I sure do have a lot of love for everyone. Please love me. I deserve to be loved too. George, 18-year-old
...daddy and mummy would hug me more and tell me that they love me. They never have any time for me. Do they love me or do they not love me? Joseph Brink, 10-year-old
...Daddy and mummy had spent more time with me, teaching me how to deal and handle life instead of spending days and nights, trying to make more money. Chris Antonio, 25-year-old
...I could turn back the clock. Now as I lay dying and remembering all the 'I wish's' when I was younger, I could only wish that I had spent more time loving my children, accepting them for who they are and not demanding them to be what I wanted them to be. I wish I had been a father who was always there for them. I wish I had been able to cry, laugh and love with them.
Hans Buick, 79-year-old
