I really like your observation of not really understanding what these stories mean especially because you have nothing to compare them to because the t.v. does lie to us. I feel like this blind intelligence is really something that you can build off of to help further your independent research because what do these stories mean? Was what the first women really went through significant in terms of birth stories (it seems so to me). I feel like maybe going in depth a little more on the other stories would have given it something to compare it to. But i can understand your interest in the first one because it caught my attention as well. Good writing Kevin.
Sam
I think you really had something with the first story. It was a really interesting point that people sometimes aren't sure about why they have babies but they have them because they feel it is natural and they know that they want it. I feel that if you had continued on that thought then you would have had something. You do have good ideas here but i feel like you rush it a little bit. Take your time and maybe you will surprise yourself.
Sam
Sam,
It's so interesting to see pieces of the stories i have told about having my kids be interpreted by one of them. These experiences are so precious to me and i am proud that you understand that and have crafted meaningful and sensitive stories around them. Having children is one of the most profound experiences a woman can have, and given the enormity of the process of birth and beginning of life, i would have to say my favorite line is "All i know is I am home now". at the end of the day, no matter what your experience, that is where you go to really being your journey of life.
Stephanie
Sam,
I love how in each story you give a sense of emotion. Its almost as if you could potentially live three different lives and this is where they all started from. What is also interesting is how you incorporated the feelings and tone of those around you. For example in the 3rd story you quote: "She refused drugs because she didn't believe in them" (Person #3). You are able to subtlety include how the people around you felt and therefore what kind of family you came from.
This makes me wonder...How early is one's life shaped? At what point do you start to become who you are? Could being abandoned as child and brought into a new home make you a completely different person? Seemingly yes, but then the eternal question of nature versus nurture returns...How influenced am I by my first seconds, days, weeks in this world?
Eli
Sam,
Thanks for commenting on my latest post. I thought that your post was really interesting because it showed how our parents affect who we are. For example your second story about the person who was adopted was very different from your first and third story because their relationships with their birth parents are different. Person #2 seemed a little confused even though they love their adoptive parents. On the other hand, people #1 and #3 seem to be content with their parents.
Dean
This post was really cool. I love the first person narrative. I also like that the point of views that were represented were all from the childrens perspectives, the second hand storytelling was interesting. I found the second story to be the most interesting, and I think it inspired one of your bolder questions: "Are they afraid of what will happen after words or are they willing to accept that for what they will be creating?" When you explain the person talked about if the family that gave thier child away knew they could provide for him or her. Like Andy would say, it's developing one of those "bubbles".
Overall I really enjoyed reading your post, partly because it didn't go on and on, partly because it had a great style to it, and partly because of the interesting information it provided. Keep it up.
-Kevin
I liked that one of your interviews had the perspective of an adopted child versus an adoptive parent. It was interesting to see that the person did not care to know their birth story but rather how their known parents came about raising him/her. I also liked the questions you pondered at the end,"What inspires pregnancy in women? Is it a motherly instinct or is it natural? Are they afraid of what will happen after words or are they willing to accept that for what they will be creating?" It'd be interesting to collect answers from several mothers.
Beatrice
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