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My mum

My mum

Anyone who knows me well knows there is a huge gap in my knowledge around my mum, where she came from, her mob, her connection to culture. 
I have known from dad but not my mum. My mum was stolen and thats all I know. 
She may have been disconnected from her mob but that doesn’t mean she didn’t have one ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have never known much about her she was present in my life but even after she died in 2022 all the peices have been up to me to find and link together. A lot of things I wasn’t sure if they were falsified or real.
I connected with an Aunty about a year ago… we don’t message all that often but we do talk. 
Tonight I found out so much about my dear Mum and the mob her and her sisters a part of. I’m angry for what got taken from her but I feel lighter for being aware of it too. 
A gaping whole in my life I thought I would never fill. A half of me I never thought i would receive the answers to. Thats an huge part of my identity that I have never had access to. 
💜

I don’t know her full story and that’s something only she can hold but the other side of my heart is full with an answer now to where she belonged 💟💟 

 

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Your only sibling @Appleblossom or do you have more 

We sound like we have similar experiences… 

I also have siblings  that were not as lucky as me to rebuild there lives and there is CP involvement both for my little siblings and my nephews 

 

I tried to help my brothers and my sister but they wouldnr let me 

One day they might look back and realise we tried to help 🍎

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On my mind a lot today

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Many stories, as each of us were with different fosters for different lengths of time. Too complex for most. Definitely some similarities @ArraDreaming Sadly I am the only one still alive, so somehow I feel duty bound to honour our struggles. Fire in the belly for mental health activism but also as @AuntGlow acknowledged, heartbreaking. So I am also vulnerable. It was always about more than just me. (Edited for privacy) Bottom line. Love The TV series Robby Hood, cos I really got the humour. Yep. All sorts of feelings. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Deadly.