Jus Sad

[hobbes]

The story is still sad, as the parents had to suffer grief and loss for so long. Even stable marriages can erode under such a strain, and thus the child has lost her father.

Even so, this child has never bonded with her birth Mother, so the re-union will be baffling to the girl who only knows her abductors to be her parents. Probably even kind and caring ones. This child loves her "parents" and will now be taken away and given to a stranger she never knew, just like an adopted mom changing her mind 6 years down the line. This is really going to create a huge internal conflict in this girl.

How can you just erase your first 6 years of life, how can you undo the sense of betrayal, who can you trust?

This is not going to be happily ever after, but I hope for the best.

[bootylicious]

Originally posted by hobbes@5 March 2004 - 15:23
The story is still sad, as the parents had to suffer grief and loss for so long.  Even stable marriages can erode under such a strain, and thus the child has lost her father.

Even so, this child has never bonded with her birth Mother, so the re-union will be baffling to the girl who only knows her abductors to be her parents.  Probably even kind and caring ones.  This child loves her "parents" and will now be taken away and given to a stranger she never knew, just like an adopted mom changing her mind 6 years down the line.  This is really going to create a huge internal conflict in this girl.

How can you just erase your first 6 years of life, how can you undo the sense of betrayal, who can you trust?

This is not going to be happily ever after, but I hope for the best.

An incredible miracle! u r absolutely right on that one...she will be psychologically scarred for a long time. I do also wish them the best but they will have a long and difficult road ahead of them.

[sArA]

Originally posted by leftism@5 March 2004 - 19:07


You have to bear in mind that every topic on this forum, whether it be the possibility of life on Mars or the whereabouts of Lord Lucan, always involves j2k4 complaining about political correctness or inept Gvt departments.

The man is on a mission and his arguments and claims need to be put into that perspective.

Easy leftism....sweeping generalisations and accusations will get you into trouble!

You are clearly considering your perspective from a predominantly left wing stance. Whilst this is legitimate and valid as ONE view, it cannot be seen as the only correct one.

It is easy to blame the ills of our UK systems on the monetarist policies of Thatcherism. The nanny state is not good for 'our' society as it reduces self reliance and personal responsibility. Likewise it is laughably naive to expect those with money or power to altruistically help the less fortunate in our society. It is also vital that those in need are helped by the state.

Whilst I am in no way a defender of any particular stance or political colour, having long ago decided that there are considerably 'good' and 'bad' in each, it is clear to me that often, socialist states breed over centralisation of power and bureacratisation of administration.

It is the huge increase in the requirement of front line workers (nurses, teachers, social workers etc, etc,) to fulfill targets and compete in league tables, balance restrictive budgets, deal with performance related pay and constantly consider ill conceived, poorly researched central government directives that has created an environment whereby our services no longer serve those they were intended to.

The biggest problem that has faced our public services is that of over administrated strategies that seem to come hand in hand with socialist policies. This I find strange, as I cannot understand why socialism tends to mean centralism. (perhaps leftism can help me with this).

I believe in the provision of public services, I do not believe in public/private partnerships or compulsory competitive tendering where money is the only consideration. I believe we should all be entitled (in the UK) to the same levels of care regardless of post code or status.

What I do not believe is that over proscribed central control is the answer, nor do I believe that resources and policy can take all the blame for mistakes and errors of judgement made by individuals. Individuals must take responsibility for their own actions whether helped or hindered by government policy past or present.

Ooops sorry I soooo digress!

[sArA]

Hmmm no reply from Leftism....sooo disappointing