Sundy Night Theatre - A Piece of My Heart
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Topic: Sundy Night Theatre - A Piece of My Heart
Posted By: Twinboys2b
Subject: Sundy Night Theatre - A Piece of My Heart
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 10:33pm
Anyone watch this, it's such an amazing story, I can't believe I hadn't heard about it prior to the film. I can't believe what they had to go through, imagine carrying on with life expected to forget about it. 
Also, I'm such a glutton for punishment. I watched this the first time but forgot about the last scene of the girl giving birth. If I wasn't in tears already the last scene made me cry more - I so want to have a baby and give birth more naturally and be able to see & hold it afterwards
p.s. my friend is the actor who's pregnant with twins singing in bed. ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 10:37pm
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I saw this when it was on several months ago (I was still pregnant with DS). It's awful what they went through isn't it, and to think all those babies growing up thinking their birth mothers didn't want them too. -------------  
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 10:46pm
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I watched this, it's such a strong movie - and heartbreakingly close to home. Many adoptions at that time were very similar - the girl was seen to be at fault, they were sent away for the pregnancy and birth, and they never saw the baby again. I cried and cried, thinking about the children and how they often hunted for YEARS to find a birth parent, even though they were led to believe they were unwanted. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 9:00am
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Posted By: Aithne
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 9:48am
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oh boo... i saw the ads for that and really wanted to watch it but forgot all about it .
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 10:18am
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Very close to home for me one of the reason's I didn't watch it. Adoption was the only option for a lot of young women as there was no DPB or financial support for them. I was put up for adoption when I was 2 weeks old, I never felt unwanted as I was raised by a lovely mum and dad. I met my birth mother when I was 20 she made contact with me, I wasn't all that interested in meeting her and havn't had anything to do with her since. My birth father is unknown. I have a family that love me and raised me, I don't feel any connection with the woman who gave birth to me. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 11:33am
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Yeah I saw that movie when it was on a few months ago as well. So sad, and just goes to show how times have changed within one or two generations. Young mums were shunned during those times, shipped away and hidden like some dirty little secret..never allowed the opportunity to raise their own children....and now today we have schools set up where young mums can continue their education and be with their babies. ------------- 
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Posted By: BerryBliss
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 11:44am
Such a sad movie but a really good one i watched it for the third time last night, i was 17 when i was pregnant with my first (had her when i was 18) i don't know how those girls coped back then  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 1999 DS 2003 DS 2006 DD 2009 |
Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 2:48pm
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mrsg1: wow how interesting, did you resent her thinking she chose to give you away or do you know the story behind it (not wanting to bring up bad memory's though so don't have to share).
OMG!!! I just found out that this exact thing happened to my Great Aunt (who is my grandma's identical twin sister & they live together in Auck) my mum just told me the story so... She got pregnant during the war (in Fiji where my family's from) & was sent to Auckland to 'work' (i.e. have the baby). Was in a lodge for young pregnant mums and was told she couldn't see her baby once born but she snuck in to see him once. She was then sent back to Fiji (her bubs adopted out) and no one knew she was pregnant. She ended up getting married, she was quite messed up about it and hadn't told her husband & went to a psychiatrist and he/she told her to tell her husband which will help her release her feelings but unfrotunately that was the reason for him leaving her so they got divorced. Only 4 years ago her adopted son decided to find out who his real mum was and now him, his wife & child go and visit my great aunt every mothers day and christmas. I just can't believe I didn't know about this, it's amazing how hard life was back then hay? ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 3:16pm
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I watched the second half of it last time it was on and I decided that even though I wanted to see the beginning I couldn't put myself through it again - I was such a mess by the end of it last time.
It was so sad and heartbreaking. -------------  
 
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 5:18pm
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I didn't see it, but wow for your Great Aunt's story Yvette. Isn't it funny how you can find out these stories later in life.
A good friend only found out her mum was married before she married her dad... turns out it was a bad relationship and mum took off overseas to escape... Dad followed her over to bring her back again! |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 6:23pm
Not at all I felt relief and that I was very very lucky to be adopted by such a lovely mum and dad I got a wonderful upbringing, something she couldn't have provided. After my birth mother told me I was the result of a date rape situation I lost a lot of respect for her. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Twinboys2b wrote:Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 8:07pm
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yeah I watched it the first time it was on while I was still pregnant and cried then because I could understand how the girls would be feeling after carrying that life in them and then losing it. This second time I was able to understand the birth e.t.c better.
oh and the bit when Freddy and her baby die was the saddest I think. I hate seeing babies in any situation other then being happy and well looked after. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lemongirl
Date Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:54am
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Alongside the forced adoption the other thing that appalled me was the general attitude to birth itself.
I remember when Flora asked why the birthing beds were so high up and the nurse replyed 'for the doctor'... |