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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dad grew up in an orphanage in chicago, he was born in 1953. It was a catholic orphanage and he lived on a cabin with 7 other boys and a nun. They had church everyday, disgusting food, and really really slim interactions with the outside world. It effed him up majorly. On his 18th birthday they said see ya have a good life and he had no idea about how society functioned. It's affected his entire life.[/quote]

My dad also grew up in an orphange in chicago! He was born in 1936 and moved out at the age of 13 and got an apartment and a job at a pharmacy. I have a 13 year old now and I can't imagine him living on his own. I don't know my dad does not ever really talk about his life there (and i don't push) but I can't imagine it was good if he left at age 13.

I imagine there were some good ones out there but there is a reason so much literature and theater involve kids growing up in orphanages. It wasn't a happy place. I guess the real question is how much better is the current foster system? But I think its pretty clear that when you put vulnerable kids in a place that often doesn't have enough money to properly run, nothing good will come of it.  [/quote]

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