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Originally posted by Taualumna
I think the girl's parents also sound a little racist when they made that comment. I think I'd be grateful that a nice family would be able to give my kid a good life, something that I may not be able to do myself. Even though I came from a comfortable family, I often wished that I was sent to live with someone who would be able to give me "good polish", something that my parents didn't really give me for some odd reason.
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Oh wow!
I couldn't imagine ever being taken away from my family or even sent away temporarily because my parents wanted to giveme something better.
My mother spent part of her childhood (with the rest of her syblings...and even then they were not all placed together) in an orphanage and fosters homes in England because her parents had some sever financial difficulties and could not afford to provide for their children for a period of time. This was a temporary situation until they got back on their feet. It is a very paiful memory for my mother and she rarely talks about it. I do know for a fact that my mother would have given her right eye to go back to her mother. She hated living in foster homes even though she had the things her parents couldn't give her. She wanted nothing more than to be with her family. children should be with their parents.
Material possessions, the best schools, etc, etc do not necessarily make you a better person.