tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post752143380618679375..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Without a Mapjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-66851411002273566572007-11-07T06:42:00.000-06:002007-11-07T06:42:00.000-06:00Paula -- And that was at least 15 years later! I ...Paula -- And that was at least 15 years later! I wonder how many strange stories and explanations are out there.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-82534667860264264702007-11-07T00:35:00.000-06:002007-11-07T00:35:00.000-06:00Very interesting review. I'm going to have to try...Very interesting review. I'm going to have to try and find this book. I went to high school in the 80's and had a friend who we all knew to be pregnant. She left school and our small town for a time and upon returning we were all told that she had a large "tumor" removed.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016439610436864684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-76787392632842942832007-11-06T08:56:00.000-06:002007-11-06T08:56:00.000-06:00Lotus -- Excellent point. The pill had just becom...Lotus -- Excellent point. The pill had just become available, and many parents wouldn't have encouraged its use anyway.<BR/><BR/>Hall's parents were quite a pair. And the father's new wife was no better.<BR/><BR/>Jessica -- Times have certainly changed. Students in the 60's, ostracized and students today, supported. Bad enough what happened to young girls in the 60's, but the punishment often extended to the babies as well.<BR/><BR/>I'm off to your blog to check Hall's comment!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-8546369894738126282007-11-05T11:07:00.000-06:002007-11-05T11:07:00.000-06:00The comments here are amazing, and illustrate how ...The comments here are amazing, and illustrate how much things have changed over the past few decades. I was in school on the cusp of this revolution. While I was there, my high school initiated a program to give students day care and support in their studies. It was revolutionary, and one of the top ten students in my graduating class did so as a teen mom.<BR/><BR/>Meredith Hall <A HREF="http://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/2007/11/breaking-the-ru.html" REL="nofollow">posted a piece at our blog today</A>. I hope you'll get a chance to take a look. <BR/><BR/>Best, <BR/><BR/>Jessica Bennett<BR/>Editor, Beacon BroadsideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-21785752152318598152007-11-05T09:01:00.000-06:002007-11-05T09:01:00.000-06:00Teenagers in the '60's had a huge disadvantage in ...Teenagers in the '60's had a huge disadvantage in that birth control wasn't readily available like it is today. I can only imagine the shock and horror her family felt when she told them she was pregnant, still, disowning her was so harsh, I don't know how they could sleep at night having done that to their daughter. I'm glad she found it in her to forgive her parents and offer them sanctuary when they needed it. <BR/><BR/>A lovely review Jenclair, thank you!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-14865173181070278342007-11-04T08:32:00.000-06:002007-11-04T08:32:00.000-06:00Stephanie -- I think it is so sad when girls find ...Stephanie -- I think it is so sad when girls find themselves in this predicament. Having babies is such a lifetime commitment that I can't imagine having undertaken a pregnancy so young and without the joy my husband and I shared with our children. Still, at least fewer girls find themselves in Hall's isolation now.<BR/><BR/>Framed -- It would have taken much more courage then, wouldn't it?jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-36678068726898427922007-11-03T18:38:00.000-05:002007-11-03T18:38:00.000-05:00I remember being shocked when a very popular 9-gra...I remember being shocked when a very popular 9-grade girl (I was in 7th) became pregnant. It was the early 70's. Surprisingly she continued to attend. Now I think she showed a great deal of courage to continue her education in spite of what must have been a lot of opposition.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-64736991904362026152007-11-03T11:10:00.000-05:002007-11-03T11:10:00.000-05:00Oh this does sound good!! My high school was so...Oh this does sound good!! My high school was so small....75 in the whole school my senior year. We didn't have any pregnancies when I was there. <BR/><BR/>Things certainly have changed. The high school my son will attend is close to 1200 students. I've heard there are at least 20 girls there that are pregnant right now. It's so scary these days.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-77874764891381267142007-11-02T22:50:00.000-05:002007-11-02T22:50:00.000-05:00Kay -- It was interesting, but did get repetitious...Kay -- It was interesting, but did get repetitious toward the end. Her parents weren't just angry and disappointed; they were so cold. Hall had a long way to go to overcome the damage.<BR/><BR/>Kristina -- Things ARE different today. Although no one wants to see very young girls get pregnant, at least the stigma has lessened and those who do get pregnant aren't ostracized. <BR/><BR/>Eva -- Can you imagine how frightening it must have been during a time that pregnant teenagers were almost "disappeared." Bad enough to face the whole pregnancy thing so young, but social shunning, and parents that were so ashamed they severed family connections... Things are definitely better.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-26687027349050705972007-11-02T16:12:00.000-05:002007-11-02T16:12:00.000-05:00Wow. My sister was pregnant her senior year of hi...Wow. My sister was pregnant her senior year of high school (through February), and there was a woman working for the school district whose job was to make sure pregnant high schoolers were completely accomodated. In fact, my sister was in JROTC, and she had a legal right to make them give her a modified uniform if she had wanted to keep participating as she got bigger! I think there were five or six other girls in the same boat her year (and this is a wealthy high school). I'm glad that things have changed. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-2963702770018813192007-11-02T13:41:00.000-05:002007-11-02T13:41:00.000-05:00Wow! Things are a lot different today aren't they...Wow! Things are a lot different today aren't they? I graduated high school in 1998 and had at least 2 in my class of 140 students that were pregnant our senior year. There were others older than me too I remember. The books sounds interesting...Thanks for sharing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-8809408656472271152007-11-02T11:06:00.000-05:002007-11-02T11:06:00.000-05:00Jenclair, this book sounds quite interesting. You...Jenclair, this book sounds quite interesting. You wrote a very nice review of it. I was in high school in the '70's but I remember a few girls who had to go to the "alternative" school when they became pregnant. It sounds sad that her family abandoned her at such a critical time. Such a waste. I'll have to look this one up and see if we have it in the library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com