tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post717582761851988884..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Part 2: The daughter I gave up for adoption had a daughter she gave up for adoptionLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-74003646415882706852010-06-11T08:22:24.772-04:002010-06-11T08:22:24.772-04:00damn laptop with the keyboard from hell, LoL
but ...damn laptop with the keyboard from hell, LoL<br /><br />but then again I've always been improper....<br />:)The Improper Adopteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460201280334904431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-46086975941706738082010-06-11T08:20:38.682-04:002010-06-11T08:20:38.682-04:00" Orville Hubbard vowed to keep Dearborn clea..." Orville Hubbard vowed to keep Dearborn clean, meaning keep Dearborn white."<br /><br />This remark, along with handing out bars of soap is disgusting. I agree any image of this terrible man should be swept out of Dearborn. He is the one who wasn't clean with his dirty soul. Hubbard is lucky I didn't grow up in that town because I would of ripped that poster to shreds and dumped it on his front lawn, but then again, I;ve always been improper...The Improper Adopteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460201280334904431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-40142291660074551062010-06-11T06:16:11.759-04:002010-06-11T06:16:11.759-04:00A mother needs our help, her 18 month old baby was...A mother needs our help, her 18 month old baby was stolen and sold off to adoption, she managed with help from an organization to track him down in the Netherlands. There is a court case this month and they still need several hundred euros for the airfare. Please can we help this family?<br />WHERE TO DONATE:http://againstchildtrafficking.org/Donations.html (write for Nagarini)<br />newpaper article here:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7144837.eceKimKimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-66774433321126371562010-06-11T00:37:53.998-04:002010-06-11T00:37:53.998-04:00Lorraine, yep, just about. But they did not intro...Lorraine, yep, just about. But they did not introduce me to anyone. It was, according to what I have found from research, a common rouse in that time frame - I am guessing somewhere from 1975 to 1989, and possibly later. I think that the saddest part is that it is likely that your daughter told you that to make you believe she did something with full knowledge. In essence to protect you from her being lied to and hurt. <br /><br />I know that a lot of people think that I am bitter, I used to be, but I am not. Sad about the lies. Sad that her father never got to know her, and he wanted to. And a thousand other reasons. But I can't change it. <br /><br />Yes, our stories need to be told. I recently was contacted by someone who wants to share our stories, but I am not so sure I want to be part of her deal with....advice privately would be appreciated!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815710859859029536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-43574861852435742992010-06-10T21:50:33.090-04:002010-06-10T21:50:33.090-04:00Your story is so crazy Lorraine. Interesting, as ...Your story is so crazy Lorraine. Interesting, as in the Chinese (?) curse, "may you live in interesting times" <br /><br />You got to live your dreams, you got to move to New York and be a writer, something I imagine in your generation and circumstance was not common. Correct me if I am wrong. <br /><br />The nightmare aspect seems to have loomed just as large however. <br /><br />I wish I could get behind Buddhism more, I am too human. I feel all of the nitty-gritty. <br /><br />What we (collectively) live through is pretty darn amazing.joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658928829424953809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-40447450031488270512010-06-10T20:17:00.158-04:002010-06-10T20:17:00.158-04:00UM--You forget that my daughter said she met them,...UM--You forget that my daughter said she met them, shook their hands...so their occupations were not a lie told by the social worker in her case. <br /><br />I was not lied to by my social worker, Helen Mura, when my daughter was adopted. She told me that they were "professional people," and they were. A nurse and an insurance adjuster who handled disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes.Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-47686040283134359542010-06-10T17:25:47.825-04:002010-06-10T17:25:47.825-04:00What did the social workers tell your daughter'...What did the social workers tell your daughter's adoptive parents about you? Maybe your daughter just did what she knew happened in adoption - social workers lied.<br /><br />I've said this before. I think that is one of the reason so many adoption agencies are opposed to reunion. They know the lies that are out there and that will be revealed when adoptee and mother meet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-27341539781134189642010-06-10T15:57:44.261-04:002010-06-10T15:57:44.261-04:00I am so glad you have re-connected with your lost ...I am so glad you have re-connected with your lost granddaughter Lorraine... I hope that the cycle ends with her.<br /><br />Much love,<br />KristyKristySearchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154155815657401289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-27715486233632560672010-06-10T11:14:45.402-04:002010-06-10T11:14:45.402-04:00Carolina:
I've written a number of op-eds abo...Carolina:<br /><br />I've written a number of op-eds about racism and I often mention my youth in Dearborn, and explain a bit. The piece usually draws a letter from at least one African American who is relieved that someone remembers how rampant racism was in the Forties, Fifties and Sixties. I believe Hubbard was mayor until 1974 when he had a massive stroke, and the rest of his term was filled by the president of the city council. I also found this on Wikipedia: <br /><br />In 2005, Senator Carl Levin spoke at the funeral of Rosa Parks, making the following comments about Hubbard: "The South had Orval Faubus; Michigan had Orville Hubbard. Orville Hubbard vowed to keep Dearborn clean, meaning keep Dearborn white."[17] Levin's comments drew an angry response from Hubbard's family. A letter published in the Detroit Free Press from Hubbard's granddaughter, Susan L. Hubbard, referred to Levin's comments as "mean-spirited ramblings of an arrogant, Washington politician."<br /><br />NO, Levin spoke the truth. That stupid statue of him is listed among 20 monuments in the country that should be topped. It is am embarrassment that it still stands.Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-78181078439874755472010-06-10T11:06:36.744-04:002010-06-10T11:06:36.744-04:00Lori--same bleepin' story? It is worth telling...Lori--same bleepin' story? It is worth telling our stories so that the many lies are revealed. In my case, however, I'm sad that this came from my daughter.Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-44365215584706468382010-06-10T10:48:18.370-04:002010-06-10T10:48:18.370-04:00As a long-time (but no longer) resident of Dearbor...As a long-time (but no longer) resident of Dearborn, I came after the Hubbard regime, but while its effects were definitely still apparent. At times, it was embarrassing to give Dearborn as my hometown because of that. I still have a small, hotel-size bar of soap that says "Keep Dearborn Clean," which they apparently gave out at some point. I'm glad that part of Dearborn history is (at least mostly) over.Carolina Whitefreezenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-43052425107504890152010-06-10T03:25:54.676-04:002010-06-10T03:25:54.676-04:00Lorraine, I hate to say it, but that was the lie t...Lorraine, I hate to say it, but that was the lie they used to shut the last nail in my motherhood coffin. The white lawyer (woman) and the black doctor (man). I don't know how your granddaughters story stands now, but I do know that the likelihood of that occurring in that time frame was very slim....at least on the professional level. Sigh, aint racism grand.....Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815710859859029536noreply@blogger.com