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History of Feminism

Delmette2.0

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3. Then there is my maternal grandmother.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2022, 10:20 AM

Jul 2022

She had three babies. Gave them all up. My mother was relinquished before she was born. The other two months after they were born. So I guess she tried, but could not handle motherhood.

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Are all women born to be mothers? The GOP plarform in 2012+ Op-Ed from WaPo [View all] irisblue Jul 2022 OP

A bit more irisblue Jul 2022 #1

as with all republican platitudes, this one sounds better in the original German DBoon Jul 2022 #2

Then there is my maternal grandmother. Delmette2.0 Jul 2022 #3

I've always found it intrusive and insulting Bayard Jul 2022 #4

I never wanted children. I just turned 70 last week and livetohike Jul 2022 #5

My wife was never a mother, a rejected role from youth sanatanadharma Jul 2022 #6

Hell no. CousinIT Jul 2022 #7