Comments on: White Flag Realities https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/ 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 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:07:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Eileen Burke https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-21888 Eileen Burke Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:07:42 +0000 https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-21888 Excellent post, if only... Excellent post, if only…

]]> By: Gina https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-6878 Gina Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:49:30 +0000 https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-6878 If only. I wish I had not had this so called "dream" family in my head. If only. I wish I had not had this so called “dream” family in my head.

]]> By: Anne https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-1728 Anne Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:57:06 +0000 https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-1728 To Jenny, Suz may have lost her child many years ago, but it hasn't changed. You are correct to point out "open" adoptions hold no more legal rights for natural parents, and therefore the withholding of such said information still stands in effect; I know this from recent experience. You are choosing to ignore the reality and remain naive about the truths that are withheld from pregnant girls. To Mary, there are agencies who pride themselves on being the "one stop shop" so to speak. But it's skewed. They provide graphic, horrific information on abortion, and happy-go-lucky information on adoption, while mentioning government and community assistance but never actually providing facts. To Suz, beautifully written as usual. "Talk about what might happen to you after you experience the loss of your child to adoption..." but how could they? No words express that emptiness. To Jenny, Suz may have lost her child many years ago, but it hasn’t changed. You are correct to point out “open” adoptions hold no more legal rights for natural parents, and therefore the withholding of such said information still stands in effect; I know this from recent experience. You are choosing to ignore the reality and remain naive about the truths that are withheld from pregnant girls.

To Mary, there are agencies who pride themselves on being the “one stop shop” so to speak. But it’s skewed. They provide graphic, horrific information on abortion, and happy-go-lucky information on adoption, while mentioning government and community assistance but never actually providing facts.

To Suz, beautifully written as usual. “Talk about what might happen to you after you experience the loss of your child to adoption…” but how could they? No words express that emptiness.

]]> By: Sandy https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-1727 Sandy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:34:34 +0000 https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-1727 Well, said, Suz! Well, said, Suz!

]]> By: Allison (adoptee and firstmom) https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-1715 Allison (adoptee and firstmom) Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:30:00 +0000 https://writingmywrongs.com/2008/04/17/white-flag-realities/#comment-1715 Great post Suz... I personally think your approach is great. You go girl. :-) I to would gladly and with no hesitation throw my doors open to any woman, who needed help to keep her baby. Great post Suz…
I personally think your approach is great. You go girl. :-)
I to would gladly and with no hesitation throw my doors open to any woman, who needed help to keep her baby.

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