After my dad was killed in the Bosnian war, I asked to see him. I just didn't want to believe he is indeed dead.
So, similar to many children in Gaza, I saw a parent I adored and loved wrapped up in a white sheet.
Let me tell you what it does to a child. 🧵
So, similar to many children in Gaza, I saw a parent I adored and loved wrapped up in a white sheet.
Let me tell you what it does to a child. 🧵
https://twitter.com/InsiderWorld_1/status/1742106886877434232
Losing my dad at the age of 8 was the most excruciating pain I’ve felt in my life. Even as I write this, my heart wants to jump out of my chest. I remember every detail of it. How hot it was. The pain in my grandfather's voice as he cried out the name of his son.
And then the cold room where his body was lying among other bodies. Kneeling down to leave a kiss on his cheek. His cold cheek. And it does something to you. It erased every other image of my father's face. I remember our moments, but I cannot recall any other face but this one.
More than 25,000 children in Gaza have lost one or two parents. The pain they are going through will shape them forever. What else will shape them is your response to their pain. Please choose to respond w. empathy and kindness. Please choose understanding and support. 
Please choose to see them as children who will never be able to grow out of the pain of having had their parent/s violently killed & their childhood uprooted. They will hopefully survive and grow up, but the pain will remain the same.
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