XIX Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 [quote name='prose' post='1699032' date='Nov 10 2008, 06:07 PM']Well, I would definitely steer away from giving her a big scarlet "A"....[/quote] You mean "A" as in "awkward?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintOlaf Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 See: Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" from wikipedia: [quote]The novel takes place in 17th-century Boston, Massachusetts during the summer, in a then Puritan village. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter in her arms and on the breast of her gown "a rag of scarlet cloth" that "assumed the shape of a letter. It was the capital letter A". The scarlet letter "A" represents the act of adultery that she has committed and it is to be a symbol of her sin – a badge of shame – for all to see.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 I talked with Fr. this afternoon. He actually knew about her running away with the baby. He was glad that the girls reported on the abuse to the sheriff. I still find it twisted that the baby was named after the father. How disturbing! I just feel as if I didn't do enough to get close to her and be a really good friend for her throughout this year. If only I had really gained her trust and told her that she could talk to me about whatever was on her mind if she wanted me to. Perhaps then I could have gently advised her without sounding judgmental or controlling. I tried to befriend her on facebook but she confessed to one of my other friends that she rarely is on that and never responded. I didn't love her enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 So when on my way to one of my classes one of my friends said that she had news regarding my friend but she had a class too so she said that she would tell me later. I'll call her to get the full story behind this. She mentioned a court date and that it would be later this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) I got this really sad email that's an update on her situation. (I edited out the names of people in and my school.) "Basically, There's a court case May 27th at 1pm for her and the kitchen ladies from school showed up to her court case last week to speak on her behalf so that she could have some kind of support. They asked me to ask around for others to support her May 27th. Apparently the family of her 'husband' have the baby right now and she is "allowed to legally visit the baby at any time" but she's not going to because the family has threatened her... so... its a mess.. She could definately use some prayers. Its going to be a hard case.... If she doesn't have people show up to support her- it may look bad.. so I'm wondering if nice people from your church could go. Including the priest? If I bump into you at a meal, I'll let you know the story in more detail, but this is generally what's going on. She's safe. The baby is too. We shall see how this all works out. May it be in God's gracious hands." Apparentally her "husband's" family is very influential in this small town and the community is taking their side. I am really ticked off at our legal system. Taking away the baby from HER! I doubt that I'll be able to make it to the court case since it'll be after graduation and I'll be back in my home state. I've told Fr. about this update and perhaps he can use his influence to get people that now her from their to come show their support at the court case so that she won't feel as if she is fighting the whole world. My mom is a criminal law attorney who works at a non-profit law firm that might be able to give me advice. I can also talk with the kitchen staff at school that she worked with who testified for her and who saw her come in to work with bruises. Please do pray for her. Edited May 11, 2009 by tinytherese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose wrought of iron Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle_eye222001 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 It's not a nice world ---------------- Now playing: [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/michelle+branch/track/all+you+wanted"]Michelle Branch - All You Wanted[/url] via [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/"]FoxyTunes[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Fr. sent me an email earlier telling me that he would go to the court case but he can't technically side with either party since there is so little evidence in support of what my friend has gone through. He has spoken with my friend saying that he cares about her well being and also said the same to her "husband's" family. I can tell that he is torn on this. What a rough situation to be in! He's very worried about this situation because he doesn't want to bring about animosity and division in the parish over this. He says that it wouldn't take much to do that. I can totally understand where he's coming from. He has asked for prayers for himself in handling this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 There turned out to not be a hearing on wedesday afterall. The judge was Catholic and probably attended the same parish as her and her boyfriend and they didn't want any bias when it came to judging the case so their waiting to get another judge and another court date. Part of me likes that there is more time so that there is more time to pray for her but I'm sure that both parties just want this to be over with already. The wait can't be easy on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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