A Tragedy All Round,

[emmie]

this is an appalling story, and one that should be out in the open, upwards of 250 thousand women over three decades forced to give up their babies, because they were born out of wedlock. I watched the news on BBC, where i couldn't find a link but the Guardian has run it.


https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/26/hundreds-uk-women-demand-formal-apology-forced-adoptions?via=webuproar

[jennyjoan]

my lovely friend became pregnant - she worked as a receptionist in a nun-run school. When she started to "show" - head nun had a meeting with her and told her she (nun) could get the little baby adopted. Friend went nuts but she was moved to another school establishment so nobody could see that she was pregnant. That baby is just only 34 years old. My friend herself was an orphan and had to look after 4 younger siblings. She did it get very hard. But now lives in Australia with her own family of 5.

[emmie]

sorry JJ, did she keep the baby...

[jennyjoan]

oh yes and went on to have another 4 - in Australia. She took baby and herself when baby was 3 - met a man and had 4 to him. And now of course has about 10 grandchildren and adores them all. She was very very much a maternal lady.

[emmie]

a lovely story JJ, one that could have happened to many had they been given the chance to be mothers, and not have the babies cruelly taken away.