tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post1177131659503611158..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: "The Rescuer's Path"Lorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-76835385872021028662012-04-23T18:16:03.157-04:002012-04-23T18:16:03.157-04:00To any Portland, OR, area people reading this--I&#...To any Portland, OR, area people reading this--I'm reading from The Rescuer's Path on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at In Other Words Feminist Community Center/Bookstore, 14 NE Killingsworth, Portland, 5-6:30pm. This will include a discussion, "'Unwed Mothers' and Other Outlaws--1960s to Today," which I guarantee will include discussion both of having to yield one's baby to adoption, and of raising a kid alone on a pittance, and how this all relates to other forms of social "outlaw" action, e.g. the Sixties movements and today's Occupy. Come and help make this a radical discussion!Paula Friedmanhttp://www.paula-friedman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-86097686774349844872012-03-24T07:18:26.732-04:002012-03-24T07:18:26.732-04:00I am reading the book now. It is intense, tragic, ...I am reading the book now. It is intense, tragic, and beautifully written. I have not gotten to the adoption part yet, but the memories of the anti-war movement in the 60s, and the fear and disillusionment with authority that so many of us felt then ring true. <br /><br />DO buy this book.maryannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-35663265876307103742012-03-17T06:02:13.595-04:002012-03-17T06:02:13.595-04:00I have ordered the book and look forward to readin...I have ordered the book and look forward to reading it and discussing it with others. I have seen a lot of adoption related stories in fiction, but none yet by a first mother.<br /><br />If any of you like murder mysteries, the Sharon McCone series by Marcia Muller has an ongoing adoption story that is very well done and rings true, not just a plot device. The main character turns out the be a late discovery adoptee of Native American heritage, and her search and subsequent relationships with both birth and adoptive families are a continued part of her story, handled in a realistic and sympathetic way.<br /><br />I had emailed Ms. Muller, and she has no connection to adoption herself but has done her research very well.maryannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-80950437530320677662012-03-16T17:47:44.826-04:002012-03-16T17:47:44.826-04:00Anon asked if she was banned from posting and stat...Anon asked if she was banned from posting and stated that FMF has not posted her last two comments. The answer is "No, FMF has not banned anyone."<br /><br />I know of only one recent comment that FMF did not post and that was because it related to comments taken down by the author, not FMF.Jane Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669797756463841249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-8211237084011560562012-03-16T13:38:11.380-04:002012-03-16T13:38:11.380-04:00Jane am I banned from posting comments here? My la...Jane am I banned from posting comments here? My last 2 comments never posted That's okay, I don't really fit in with you guys,anyway ,but my truth is just as real and valuable as yours. Like someone said, just because we're birthmothers doesn't mean we have a heck of a lot in common Good luck to allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-70379590616428257192012-03-15T17:13:10.169-04:002012-03-15T17:13:10.169-04:00Thank you, Jane Edwards, for a wonderfully underst...Thank you, Jane Edwards, for a wonderfully understanding review of The Rescuer's Path; your insights are both perspicacious and particularly aware of what our experiences, as first mothers or adopted persons', experiences. I know that my son's adoptive parents were perhaps unusually loving and supportive of him, and his and my reunion was incredibly wonderful; I know this informs this novel. I hope it speaks, as well, even to those whose experience with adoption has been harder. Thank you deeply, Jane, for bringing this book to the attention of so many it would speak for.<br /> The Rescuer's Path is available through amazon.com and other online bookstores; also, any local bookstore can order it (through Ingram) for one.Paula Friedmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-11842715326719814162012-03-15T15:30:58.244-04:002012-03-15T15:30:58.244-04:00Lovely, sad....Lovely, sad....Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815710859859029536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-65929705563794393012012-03-15T13:51:45.942-04:002012-03-15T13:51:45.942-04:00"The Rescuer's Path" can be purchase..."The Rescuer's Path" can be purchased through Amazon.Jane Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669797756463841249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-76106936120933089102012-03-15T06:40:07.302-04:002012-03-15T06:40:07.302-04:00Where can we get this book? It sounds very interes...Where can we get this book? It sounds very interesting. I have emailed back and forth with Paula and read some of her poems, and greatly respect her writing ability.<br /><br />My son's father and I were involved in anti-war demonstrations as well, and he eventually went to prison for a short time for being a draft resister, so I can relate to all that. Also met the FBI at 6:00 AM when they knocked on the door and dragged him off to jail, me screaming after them in my nightgown.<br /><br />Thanks for this review, Jane. I am looking forward to reading this book.maryannenoreply@blogger.com