b'THE STORMSOF LIFEThe storms of life can make Theres a connection between jealousy, us feel not so solid in our trunk.violence and alcohol. These are things like violence, deaths in the community, Sometimes makes a bigger storm. When break-ins, fighting, beingthere is alcohol, they argue and fight each disrespectful towards Elders,other. They might be good friends to begin but after drinking they turn on their friends drugs and alcohol, suicide,and family. It turns on a whole community.welfare coming in and bullying. Storms can start with oneWhen mum has a lot of kids, and goes person and ripple out to drinking or gambling, Welfare might come affect a whole community. and take those children. How are they going to learn their culture in white peoples care? Domestic violence makes the person onThey take those kids away to the city. When their own with baby. It affects the family.they send them back, we have to teach them The husband ends up in jail, they miss theiragain, when theyre big. They learn the white kids, they miss that growing up together. Itsways but they leave culture behind. Weresad. The little kid might miss their dad or theirsad for that. They are our grandchildren.mum. The kids might start playing up becauseMy sisters granddaughter was with a foster they dont know how to deal with whatscarer. They moved to Queensland. Shes a big going on. The one that has gone to jail mightgirl now. She will probably forget about her be the one that keeps the kid in line. Theculture now. While she was in Borroloola, the sisters and brothers would miss that person.foster carer used to bring her around, to stay Sometimes theres jealousy and fighting. connected to her culture. Some foster carers The man might be worrying about his know how important culture is.wife and kids. Bullying. Its no good for young ones.When grog makes people cheeky, theyThat certain person wants to grow upfight. They only like to take things outand learn just like everybody else. They might when they are drunk. hang themselves, cause no one is listening. Parents dont know what that kids gone These fires (grog/fights) affect peoplesthrough. The parents are growling get to spirit. It makes them really sad. Kids bloody school now. If someones bullying dont want to go to school. Parents are them at school, parents dont ask them about not encouraging them, if they are drinking.that. And then they want to suicide. No one They spend money on cards, gambling. was listening. It makes you sad to see kids Kids are awake all night. that dont want to go to school. My kids wasnt like that. I taught my kids to bestrong, not to be bully.10'