After 50 Years, High School Sweethearts Get Reunited, Search For Child They Had Given Up

Published on 12/19/2019
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Not Thrilled

Karen’s parents, as you can imagine, were not thrilled with the idea of their daughter getting married at a very young age, and since she was underage, they had the right to decide whether the marriage would happen at all.

Not Thrilled

Not Thrilled

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Against Marriage

The parents were against the marriage, so they sent Karen to a maternity home. Before the 1970s, maternity homes were actually a thing, but today, a few maternity homes are left. These facilities provide mothers free medical care if the women lack financial resources to go to regular hospitals.

Against Marriage

Against Marriage

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