tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post4074553127450640905..comments2024-03-28T14:47:32.549+10:00Comments on ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA: THE MISSING PAGE FROM MY STORYdiane bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-74641186648762147372019-11-19T11:36:03.080+10:002019-11-19T11:36:03.080+10:00Yes when he was thirty.Yes when he was thirty.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-3037581089275407062019-11-19T11:35:03.227+10:002019-11-19T11:35:03.227+10:00Yes I met him when he was thirty.Yes I met him when he was thirty.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-40009754626723106272017-01-17T10:47:00.342+10:002017-01-17T10:47:00.342+10:00thank you for sharing your story Diane, i feel so ...thank you for sharing your story Diane, i feel so sad for you. it was very courageous of you and giving away your child must surely be the hardest thing a women ever has to do. thank goodness your parents were supportive to you. isn't it ridiculous that these days is is almost the norm for young people to have children and not get married. how times have changed. yevishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146237718414705218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-66812022381097648232017-01-16T17:15:04.205+10:002017-01-16T17:15:04.205+10:00It was very brave of you to share this part of you...It was very brave of you to share this part of your story, Diane. It was a different era then and you were so young! It must have been so scary and heartbreaking for you, and I'm sure even now you wonder about your son. Did you ever try to get in contact with him? Records are being opened so much more now. In any event you gave him life and made him and his adoptive parents happy. ((hugs)) to you!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-3326670943911868552017-01-15T01:32:38.617+10:002017-01-15T01:32:38.617+10:00I hope you can feel peace by now, Diane. You did t...I hope you can feel peace by now, Diane. You did the best possible things in a difficult situation and your parents were wonderful as well. Big hugs!Sara - Villa Emiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402655388283396110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-38744124147910112962017-01-14T23:25:03.936+10:002017-01-14T23:25:03.936+10:00Oh Diane that would have been so hard for you. It&...Oh Diane that would have been so hard for you. It's difficult to imagine these days how taboo it was back then. I'm so happy your parents were supportive, I'm sure there were many who weren't. It takes two to tango and yet it was always the woman who carried the burden, thank heavens times have changed, although I should imagine there are still some women even today who find themselves in similar circumstances.Thank you for sharing Diane, hopefully it relieved some of the pain for you xxxPerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-46091829669408762442017-01-14T08:35:18.956+10:002017-01-14T08:35:18.956+10:00That was brave of you to write that and I admire y...That was brave of you to write that and I admire your courage now and back then. People who have not experienced the 50s and 60s might find themselves hard pressed to understand. It was not so much my mother's generation but certainly my grandparents' who were cruel towards unmarried mothers, more so women than men. Is it because men have some public guilt? Your father seemed to quickly understand and offer comfort. As you say, you were lucky with having supportive parents when so many did not. Aboriginal/mixed blood women fared very badly in such places as Tresillian Home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-9498130864572127672017-01-14T07:50:00.440+10:002017-01-14T07:50:00.440+10:00You are amazingly courageous to write so openly ab...You are amazingly courageous to write so openly about such a difficult period in your life. What an impossible position you were in at that time. How times have changed for the better.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-41946892354254002622017-01-14T06:51:42.851+10:002017-01-14T06:51:42.851+10:00Things were so different then. Grateful you had lo...Things were so different then. Grateful you had loving and accepting parents to help you through. I'm guessing your son grew to be a fine man with parents who cherished him deeply.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-31729317905821424722017-01-14T06:47:16.683+10:002017-01-14T06:47:16.683+10:00Such a heartbreaking and courageous story Diane. Y...Such a heartbreaking and courageous story Diane. Yes, the stigma of that time was incredible and, indeed, laughable, were it not so hypocritical and cruel. Thank goodness your parents' love and caring came to the fore in the end. I hope you can stop carrying that guilt for something you thought and said when you were only a tender 17 years old. It was a natural and honest reaction at the time and for those circumstances. I'm sure you'd say the same thing to a friend if they were telling you this story, so be kind to yourself. I admire you in sharing this missing page from your story. Hugs, Sue xxSue (this n that)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06391234047655434003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-44954815244248613982016-12-03T16:48:28.866+10:002016-12-03T16:48:28.866+10:00Thank you for sending me the link to this post Dia...Thank you for sending me the link to this post Diane. My eyes teared up as I read your experiences...life was so cruel with that 'clean break' ideal. You were so brave. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.com