A Serious Topic

I've been swamped this week with people asking why I haven't posted anything for a few days. The answer is simple...NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMMENT. You don't need to sign up to comment, just write your name and post your thoughts...it doesn't really have to be about the topic I wrote about. As long as it's random, it's all good. Another reason why I haven't posted for a while: economics. If I post all the time, some of my less fanatic fans will lose interest fast. If I limit my entries to 1 or 2 a week, I'll keep them hanging for each and every post.

I was going to write my opinion on this week's upcoming All Blacks/France game to increase my popularity. There's also the World Series and the spelling bee to comment on.. But I can't let my loyal fans down by writing about specific topics too often. So instead, I'll talk about Addo Baddo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addo_Baddo). This is a controversial topic which could result in alot of replies and personal attacks on people. Please no hate, only love.

If you're too lazy to click on the link, Addo Baddo is a family custom where two families agree to marry their daughters to boys of other clans when they are children. Of course it's illegal for them to get married until they're 16, but they're 'promised' to each other before then.

I know many of you will say things like "that's not right," "they're being forced to do something against their will."

I'm inclined to agree with that, but I'm sure many others would disagree. We are not there, we do not know their circumstances so we cannot pass judgement on this issue. Some parents make us do things we don't think is right. If we get caught smoking, our parents may make us smoke a whole packet of cigs against our will.

What do you think? I wish I knew more about the situation but I don't. Most of us are not in a position to help these people..the only thing we can do is welcome them into our country if they think the situation is bad and want to escape it.

Sorry for the serious topic. My next post will be a music review to hopefully lighten this blog up a bit.