michelle l Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I thought some here might be interested in this article. It offers some insight into the plight single moms in South Korea face, and links to some ways to offer support. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/world/asia/08mothers.html?_r=1# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderchica Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Wow, I found those statistics shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) :( Edited March 15, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yes. I hope these women can help make a significant change. Our Korean exchange students are usually quite shocked when I mention that once my boys are older, I want to volunteer to work with teenage mothers. When I ask what happens to pregnant teens in Korea, they tell me that they drop out of school and do not have a good life, and if they do give birth to the child they usually give the child away. (Their words.) Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle l Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 It's heartbreaking to me how similar it all is to the Baby Scoop Era, with huge pressure to place because of shame, stigma, and lack of support.:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 FYI, not all single mothers started out as unwed mothers. It is horrible what society does to single and or unwed mothers in some places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle l Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 FYI, not all single mothers started out as unwed mothers. You're absolutely right. There is some concern about the term "unwed" and so I switched it out for "single", but you're totally right. And, the stigma is really directed at moms who became moms "out of wedlock". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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