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MADem

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1. This was common in Europe back in the day.

Reply to me b zola (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 07:27 AM

Oct 2015

Usually a mother would die, in childbirth or of consumption or some other dreadful ailment, and the father would be unable to cope, so he'd dump the kids off at the orphanage.

The only thing that would save the kids is if there was a daughter (always a daughter, it seems, rarely a son) who would step up and take over the "mother" role so that the family could continue in their existing situation.

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Would Jesus be cool with keeping poor kids in orphanages? [View all] me b zola Oct 2015 OP

This was common in Europe back in the day. MADem Oct 2015 #1

Gender roles were more proscribed in an earlier day, even not so long ago. No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #2

Yes indeed-the lucky kids had loving relatives, and the luckiest had loving relatives with means. nt MADem Oct 2015 #3

This essay, along with other news articles that I have posted on the subject, me b zola Oct 2015 #4

Jesus would probably fire up the loaves and fishes for everyone. MADem Nov 2015 #6

don't want to hurt anyone's feelings who has adopted, restorefreedom Nov 2015 #5