tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post316509191928457858..comments2024-03-10T15:13:47.148-07:00Comments on Research-China.Org: Child Abandonment From the Inside V (Conclusion)Research-China.Orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09137919637778021754noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-57623953755763084052007-11-30T07:45:00.000-08:002007-11-30T07:45:00.000-08:00Sounds to me as if the young mother is in shock. U...Sounds to me as if the young mother is in shock. Uneducated, unappreciated (as witnessed by the many condemning prejudicial statements against her for being a migrant), and scared out of her wits. She may not even understand what happened to her. It is very likely that she didn't know she was pregnant, and therefore didn't understand what was happening when she went through labor and delivery.<BR/><BR/>That poor young woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-35411464962641073112007-10-30T11:33:00.000-07:002007-10-30T11:33:00.000-07:00I would like to write something in the defense of ...I would like to write something in the defense of the poor girl/mother mentioned in this article. How can you say that she is crass? I also take offense at the 'callous' comment made by Carol Ann.<BR/><BR/>This girl is only 19. Maybe she was raped or taken advantage of. Maybe she was completely helpless and in shock, not able to do anything about her situation.<BR/><BR/>ValerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-69443081751521560562007-04-16T00:40:00.000-07:002007-04-16T00:40:00.000-07:00A deeply disturbing article on many levels. One as...A deeply disturbing article on many levels. One aspect that really saddens me is the attitude displayed toward migrant women. Their moral character and intelligence seem to be the object of negative and sweeping generalizations by the very public officials who seek to educate them. I'm also bothered by the sole emphasis on maternal responsibility for the problem of abandoned children. Are the migrant women who abandon their children themselves abandoned by their partners in pregnancy? I would hope this aspect of abandonment is just as strongly addressed in efforts at public education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-83756842117788850722007-04-12T07:57:00.000-07:002007-04-12T07:57:00.000-07:00If you click on the link at the bottom of the arti...If you click on the link at the bottom of the article, you will see the photos of the pipe, etc. <BR/><BR/>BrianResearch-China.Orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137919637778021754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-84867138727006250392007-04-12T07:48:00.000-07:002007-04-12T07:48:00.000-07:00I "get" that a bathroom provides an ideal place to...I "get" that a bathroom provides an ideal place to give birth and have a baby discovered, but what seems "wives tale" about this story, is how in heaven's name would a baby get through the plumbing pipes. -- Even a tiny baby.<BR/><BR/>I've been to China for our first daughter and will be going again for our second chid, and whether the toilets were standard or "squat spots," I'm skeptical of this scenerio.<BR/><BR/>That's just me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-73883359842556514692007-04-10T09:11:00.000-07:002007-04-10T09:11:00.000-07:00Thanks Brian, I thought that was what was meant by...Thanks Brian, I thought that was what was meant by the SWI Directors but wanted to be sure I understood correctly. I can understand the when looking for a private place a bathroom would be a good place. As for the girl in the article I am glad this kind of callousness is not common. Of coarse even in this country there are mothers that do unthinkable things when faced with desperate situations they are unprepared for. <BR/>Carol AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-42937198778937322482007-04-10T08:34:00.000-07:002007-04-10T08:34:00.000-07:00I think most birth mothers are not as ignorant or ...I think most birth mothers are not as ignorant or crass as the girl in this article. But toilets (like we would say bathrooms) are often utilized. I think the privacy is a major factor.<BR/><BR/>BrianResearch-China.Orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137919637778021754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-18228797634153932742007-04-10T07:50:00.000-07:002007-04-10T07:50:00.000-07:00Brian,Thank you for posting these past 3 articles,...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting these past 3 articles, they are so informative and help give a more well rounded picture of the different situations that our daughters may have experienced in their young lives. I try hard not romanticize or villainize the situation, becuase the truth is we will never really know what really transpired before my daughters came to us. Regarding the bathroom finding locations. Do the directors who refer to the toilet locations mean this literally or do mean bathroom when they say toilet? I wonder about this because of this last story. Also would a toilet be what we Americans think of as a toilet or the Chinese style squat toilet or even the trench style we some times encountered. I just would like to clarify this in my mind. Thank you,<BR/>Carol AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-15619028945141843932007-04-10T04:25:00.000-07:002007-04-10T04:25:00.000-07:00I have spoken with some directors who admitted tha...I have spoken with some directors who admitted that is a child is found in the toilet, they change the location to the entrance of the location. I have also researched many toilet locations, so some feel it best of leave it accurate.<BR/><BR/>BrianResearch-China.Orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137919637778021754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-21890092199785116592007-04-09T19:54:00.000-07:002007-04-09T19:54:00.000-07:00I wonder if abandonments involving undesirable pla...I wonder if abandonments involving undesirable places or little regard for the child's welfare are more common than we're led to believe.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if they leave out or even fabricate information to make the reports more acceptible to adoptive parents.<BR/><BR/>Is there any evidence of that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636692.post-9857943834462399152007-04-06T19:15:00.000-07:002007-04-06T19:15:00.000-07:00I think that many people have had only one sceneri...I think that many people have had only one scenerio in their minds of how their adopted children came to be abandoned. These articles have shed a new light on things. No longer can it be assumed that the girls were the product of a couple who were pressured by their family to abandon so that they could try again for a boy.<BR/>Thank you for posting the series! I have really come to look forward to Friday evenings when I checked for a new posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com