Sarah wrote: > I suppose it's something in your mind, Kakki, even if there's welfare > help available. <snip>. Whatever it was, it must have been > heartbreaking.
Just as a preface - some people on the list get very upset when this subject is discussed - so just so they won't (hopefully) jump on me - I have never sat in judgment of Joni for her life experiences. I know it must have been heartbreaking because I'm old enough to remember societal mores back then and the truly helpless position of many women and girls in her situation. I had a few friends and acquantinances in the same situation growing up. I'm absolutely not suggesting she should have done everything she could have to keep her baby. I was specifically curious as to why she chose to go to a Catholic home to help her during her pregnancy and whether there were not any other options (like a government-funded facility or a Protestant-affiliated home, etc.) that she could have turned to instead. Kakki
