Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Just googled her to check the spelling and bingo!
http://www.arielbruce.com/
http://www.arielbruce.com/
Catholic Nursing Home 1960s, unmarried mothers
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LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
Good stuff. In my experience getting as many feelers out as is possible is your absolute best bet. esp contact norcap to talk things through if you do get some info becuase they the specialists in this area. Far more than SS areJo/Joe said:
I can personally vouch for the fuckwittedness of one who was an adoption social worker for 25 years+ before she managed to wreck my head for a long time and possibly also any relationship I might have had with my mother. All becuase she couldnt wait to get us back in contact ( which with hindsight should have been done gradually- not with my birth mother phoning out of the blue
)Good luck with it
Bridget Sampson
New Member
I was in a mother and baby home in Bristol in 1967 it was Catholic all I can remember I think it was on a hill, it had a work house if you know the name I would be very grateful.
I was told when I first got pregnant I had to have an abortion, I refused, so I was sent to this awful place and told I had to give my baby up for adoption.
From the home we were sent to St Monica's in Bristol to work it was awful, I was 16 then. Anyway One day I just had enough and walked out. I got on a train and came home. My mum went mad and said I had to go back. I ran away again. I refused to give my baby up and said no. I had 2 beautiful twin girls. I thought of ringing St Monica's and asking them the name of the home, think it might frighten them a bit. I hated that place the nuns were awful. I feel so sorry for all the girls that were forced to give their babies away. I kept my girls I was lucky.
