Mother of three - first child surrendered to baby broker in 1986 and found online in 2005. Family preservationist and supporter of open records. Founder of ehbabes.com a search and support site focused on family members separated by the Kurtz network of agencies. Chronic hair colorer, lover of silver gothic inspired jewelry, writer, feminist, activist, socially anxious Gemini.
from → About Me, Ignorance, Maternity Home, Triggers
"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
"The first few weeks at home, I cried all the time. I'd lock myself in the bathroom or go to my room. I cried all night but I didn't let anybody hear me because I felt like I was being bad. I wasn't doing what they said I was supposed to do, which was: "Get over it. Move on with your life and put it behind you." I thought, "Crap, I can't even do this right." - The Girls Who Went Away
"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should’ve behaved better." - Anne Lamott
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I agree…. it’s pretty pitiful, isn’t it?
Dear Lord, where did you find this?
A facebook friend posted it. Wretched, no?
Suz, just looking at this picture gives me the creeps. Really, it’s hard to believe that something like this even existed in my lifetime! I never had the option of going to one and I never knew they existed when I was pregnant. Looking back, I think I was lucky in that respect.
Oh my God. That is indeed wretched.
Horrid, to say the least.
This actually says “The goes for broke generation who tries anything for size”. lol ^_^
I think this would have made a great double feature with “Reefer Madness.”