The Baby Cage

Happy Friday, everyone. I hope you're having a great day.

Here in my little corner of the world, the sun is shining big and bright; the sky is a fantastic blue and the temperature is around 62° this afternoon. Very nice.  Tonight it's going to be another chilly night, down to 43°.

I was shocked when I saw this old photo a friend had sent me in an email.

The caption read:  "How could parents ensure that their children were getting sunlight and fresh air when living in apartment buildings? The baby cage, ca. 1937"

Can't you just hear the outcries if someone would do this today? It reminded me of all the news reports and the criticism from people when the photo of Michael Jackson became public of him holding his son out of the window for his fans to see.

What has changed?

I'm sure this child's parents loved him and didn't want to see any harm come to him. They wanted him to grow up healthy and strong. Consequently, they had this "cage" installed just for him.

Have we become wiser to the dangers? Or is it that we've seen so much tragedy and abuse to children that scenes like this make us shout "NO"? 

Until later…..