Comments on: Telling Children http://writingmywrongs.com/2006/03/20/telling-children/ When a mother is forced to choose between the child and the culture, there is something abhorrently cruel and unconsidered about that culture. A culture that requires harm to one's soul in order to follow the cultures prescriptions is a very sick culture indeed. This 'culture' can be the one a woman lives in, but more damning yet, it can be the one she carries around and complies with within her own mind....." -- Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Fri, 18 May 2012 03:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Danielle http://writingmywrongs.com/2006/03/20/telling-children/#comment-12339 Danielle Tue, 08 May 2012 20:05:49 +0000 http://www.writingmywrongs.com/2006/03/20/telling-children/#comment-12339 This made sense for me; I knew it was time to tell my son too. It just made sense. And I had no idea how to do it. Thanks for sharing this! This made sense for me; I knew it was time to tell my son too. It just made sense. And I had no idea how to do it.

Thanks for sharing this!

]]> By: Helen http://writingmywrongs.com/2006/03/20/telling-children/#comment-7779 Helen Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:16:05 +0000 http://www.writingmywrongs.com/2006/03/20/telling-children/#comment-7779 Thank you for creating this blog to the other side... I was adopted at 8 and adopted parents divorced when I was in 5th grade. My father remarried when I was 17th after terminating his rights to his 2nd adopted child with issues. I am to call her mom.. It is still hard after 25 years. I have two young children of my own. My oldest is 4. I feel she needs to know at some point my history. My parents pretend that all is normal. In my opinion it is strained.. Thank you for creating this blog to the other side… I was adopted at 8 and adopted parents divorced when I was in 5th grade. My father remarried when I was 17th after terminating his rights to his 2nd adopted child with issues. I am to call her mom.. It is still hard after 25 years. I have two young children of my own. My oldest is 4. I feel she needs to know at some point my history. My parents pretend that all is normal. In my opinion it is strained..

]]> By: Suz http://writingmywrongs.com/2006/03/20/telling-children/#comment-23 Suz Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:51:38 +0000 http://www.writingmywrongs.com/2006/03/20/telling-children/#comment-23 Cathy - Good to hear. From what I have learned, the more open you are, the better your family is prepared for reunion, the better it can be for all. So many families struggle with resentment and bitterness and jealousy when the lost family member returns. I mean to blog about this. Perhaps this week I shall. BTW, my son is also 12! Cathy – Good to hear. From what I have learned, the more open you are, the better your family is prepared for reunion, the better it can be for all. So many families struggle with resentment and bitterness and jealousy when the lost family member returns. I mean to blog about this. Perhaps this week I shall. BTW, my son is also 12!

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