Posted on 05/13/2015 7:23:57 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
In 1928, 16-year-old Minka Disbrow was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped. Suddenly, this innocent farm girl was pregnant and terrified. The baby was secretly born, named Betty Jane, and placed for adoption.
For decades, Minka wrote letters trying to receive updates on her daughter. She kept loving and praying for Betty Jane, even though she never thought they’d meet again.
Nearly 80 years later, Minka whispered a prayer: “Lord, I’d like to see Betty Jane before I die. I promise I won’t bother her or interrupt her life. I just want to lay eyes on her.” Unbeknownst to Minka, a judge was releasing the sealed adoption records to her 77-year-old daughter. Soon, Minka’s phone would ring with the news she’d been secretly hoping for.
Watch the amazing video below to watch the reunion between mother and daughter. We’ve seen many touching reunions before, but none quite as powerful and nuanced as this.
Written by Cathy LaGrow (Minka’s granddaughter), The Waiting is a book that tells this incredible story, bringing three generations of family together over the course of a century. It’s an unforgettable true story of enduring love and the power of prayer. In 2006, just after the birth of her first baby, Cathy and her family learned the secret her grandmother Minka had been carrying for almost eight decades.
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So where’s the monster baby?
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I thought idiot stick from Mizz said that wasn’t possible??
Perhaps it wasn’t a rape?
“Perhaps it wasn’t a rape?”
Hmmm. Are you saying that there are cases of women CLAIMING rape, but not really being raped?
Sorry, but you are full of it. Could NEVER happen.
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-rape-charges-dropped-against-chicago-uber-driver-2015-4
http://www.click2houston.com/news/hpd-metro-driver-covers-cameras-has-sex-with-woman-on-bus/32139976
Your post is inappropriate on this thread.
I was responding...you’re certainly welcome to IGNORE it.
So where’s the monster baby?
You mean the baby’s monster.
“Hmmm. Are you saying that there are cases of women CLAIMING rape, but not really being raped?”
Your links were useless and irrelevant. There was not
one mention of a monster.
There are people on FR who are interested in adoption and the search for parents. For some it is a deeply personal issue.
A post about rape and false charges is hard to ignore. It would be better if you kept to the topic.
He did the monster mash.
Legitimate rape versus a fling, indeed a regretful one next morning.
“A post about rape and false charges is hard to ignore. It would be better if you kept to the topic.”
Fair point - I’ll save those types of posts for more pertinent cases. It’s just starting to blow my mind that, thanks to cameras and microphones, we’re now seeing proof that many high profile rape cases are indeed phony. But there will be plenty of places to post stuff like this...no doubt.
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