tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4650392771066699151..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: What kind of a world is this?Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27853861924176589242015-09-05T15:44:52.088-02:302015-09-05T15:44:52.088-02:30So true Ramana, and it has happened to my female f...So true Ramana, and it has happened to my female friends more often than I care to count. Condemned to a lifetime of pain because they dared to bring a child into the world alone. <br />the question I invariably ask is :Where on earth are the father, why are they not accountable in this picture?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-58772708628359837022015-09-05T09:07:14.704-02:302015-09-05T09:07:14.704-02:30Very often the legal system delivers judgements bu...Very often the legal system delivers judgements but does not deliver justice. There are stories like this in all cultures and countries and when you know one of the affected parties, the question that you ask as to why the story of the other side does not get heard is a poignant reminder of our vulnerability.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90316401899306781492015-09-03T19:20:15.816-02:302015-09-03T19:20:15.816-02:30We are stories Ernestine, aren't we? It's ...We are stories Ernestine, aren't we? It's not our bodies that will be remembered but our stories.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18658050235082489062015-09-03T19:13:11.136-02:302015-09-03T19:13:11.136-02:30So Sad..So Sad..One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62240881366754656612015-09-03T12:24:23.061-02:302015-09-03T12:24:23.061-02:30The rage of the daughter was insurmountable Nick a...The rage of the daughter was insurmountable Nick and my friend tried and tried. I would love to know what she was told, it must have been horrific.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1098004835740634252015-09-03T12:23:23.324-02:302015-09-03T12:23:23.324-02:30You see it first hand Jan. It is heartbreaking. I ...You see it first hand Jan. It is heartbreaking. I know many victims of the "rez" situation and it ripples onwards through the generations. It is criminal what was done to the most vulnerable. My friend included.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10661357854157219522015-09-03T12:15:49.434-02:302015-09-03T12:15:49.434-02:30Terribly wrong with catastrophic effects on all co...Terribly wrong with catastrophic effects on all concerned. This particular instant of it has grieved me for years. You don't recover from this, it shaped my friend.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-71324371670219455872015-09-03T11:38:20.189-02:302015-09-03T11:38:20.189-02:30There are so many horror stories from the time whe...There are so many horror stories from the time when giving birth "out of wedlock" was still seen as deeply shameful. The emotional scars left on all those involved were dreadful. As Jan says, why did the care couple have to vilify her mother? Wasn't ripping her away from her real parent enough for them?nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30679081148510845712015-09-03T07:44:53.221-02:302015-09-03T07:44:53.221-02:30Where I live and work this is still a common story...Where I live and work this is still a common story. Every aboriginal parent in this country lives under the constant threat of being deemed unfit and having their children ripped from their arms. Mostly they are raised in a place the parents can't access (there were approximately 46 children from the coast of Labrador being fostered in Roddickton last year!) and often without their language or any of their culture. That's why I get mental when people ask me about the Truth & Reconciliation report. How can there be reconciliation when it still continues? <br />I'm deeply sorry and appalled at what your friend endured and horrified that the people who raised her daughter were so lacking in confidence that they had to villify her mother. What a tragedy -everyone lost.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65762873219397693692015-09-03T02:02:51.432-02:302015-09-03T02:02:51.432-02:30Life sure as hell isn't fair, is it. And it...Life sure as hell isn't fair, is it. And it's so wrong sometimes.Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86617305872831633452015-09-02T15:48:00.821-02:302015-09-02T15:48:00.821-02:30I know Jo. As you say, these wounds never heal an...I know Jo. As you say, these wounds never heal and are carried forever and often acted out in terrible ways. I just finished writing a eulogy for this wonderful woman and I cried all through it.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86546647862451357032015-09-02T15:07:58.850-02:302015-09-02T15:07:58.850-02:30What a sad ending to such a sad tale. Too often i...What a sad ending to such a sad tale. Too often in this world of ours decisions regarding a child's welfare are the WRONG ONES. People are so very hurt in the process and the wounds seem unable to heal.<br /><br />JoMy Grama's Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114089036939629527noreply@blogger.com