[gayle23]

Did any of you see the Cold Case program that was on last Sunday night (March 4, 2007) and did if affect you like it did me? Although I did not have to go to a home for unwed mothers the stigmas that they addressed on the show were very real and it has left me feeling rather sad and down in the dumps. I think it was just kind of reliving that time in my life again almost 45 years later.
BTW----I did get in touch with my birth-daughter last year and we are continuing to get to know each other. I am looking for support groups for birth-mothers in the Southern California area or on the internet. I would like to hear from any other birth mothers who may have seen that show and hear what your reactions were---------
Thank you !

[lahdh4]

I watch the show normally so I was very interested in how they would do this. I was fine for about the first 50 minutes and then bawled like a baby for the remainder of the show.

[InBlindFaith]

I saw the commercials for it. I didn't think I could make it through it without crying...so I handed DH the remote and gave him funny looks all night.

[irisheyes33]

I've heard about this show and couldn't watch it that night...does anyone know when it will be rebroadcast? That way I can prepare myself with a 2 pound box of chocolates and a carton of kleenex. Sounds like I might need it.

[kharma1130]

As my husband and I started watching that show last week, he asked me if I was going to be OK with it. I said , yes-no problem, but it had a huge impact on me and I cried through most of it. Society back then was so harsh on unwed mothers. I'm still very, very angry at the way they treated us.

[EmorysMamma]

I also saw the show when it aired. It was definately hard to watch. I cried through most of it. It was heartbreaking imagining what it would have been like in those days. I'm so thankful for the options we have available today.

[gayle23]

i too think we were treated horribly back in the 60's. we were really given no options, no counseling and certainly no understanding from our families. i know as soon as my daughter was adopted we "forgot" that it happened. It makes me so mad today !!!!

[kharma1130]

Amen to that gayle23!

[zzetta]

I saw it. I managed to stay composed through most of it until my boyfriend starting craking jokes about babies on the black market. He didn't make the connection and appoligized later when I told him how it affected me. But it was a very powerful show. I feel for those girls back then. It literally made my heart hurt.

[jennycocoa]

i also saw the episode and it had a strong effect on me... the pain that young, expecting mothers must endure is probably worse than i can imagine. it saddens me to know that girls were sent to these 'safe havens' only to be deprived of their babys at the end of their stay.

The show really made me think about my own birthmother because i know she was an unwed, 15 year old girl at the time of my birth. I truly hope that her experiance was not like the ones featured on the show... since the girl in the episode was murdered, it saddens me to think that there is a chance that the mother i have been searching for may not even be alive. Prior to the show, i had never really thought about whether or not my birth mom is alive...and if she is not, i will never have a way of knowing what she went through, nor will i ever have the chance to meet her.

There will always be a sadness inside my heart-- an emptiness that i fear will remain throughout my life. I try not to dwell on it but when i see things on tv like that cold case episode, those feelings in my chest re-surface and i begin to wonder if i will ever have any answers or closure.

[Dixierae]

Jenny,
I nkow its been along time I came back today and went to my private messages and caught up on your chats. I then went and read your posts so sorry you still havent found her. Iam back and here for you. If you need to talk pm me your on my buddy list all I can say for your bmom is she is missing out on one specail young lady Ill do all I can to help you find her. If youd like you can pm me your # and we can catch up. Ive thought of you often, I know how hard xmas and bdays can be . please let me hear from you Ive got some news to but it can wait till I hear from you ttyl ( I hope) never forget your specail