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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
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.
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Totally agreed. In fact the idea of using words like "good polish" is in itself a racist remark. "Good polish" is some western ideal you are trying to throw down on everyone.
Also the idea that religion is better - I always saw religion as being a crutch of the poor. Many wealthy people I knew were "religious".
-Rudey