https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:59:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/9#post-2837604 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:23:24 +0000 Adira 2837604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raspberry: Ugh, I can't read that... my son is 5. I'm so ashamed of our country... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/9#post-2837576 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:52:32 +0000 snowjewelz 2837576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raspberry: </p> <p>The newest is that a toddler that was separated has died. And that over 400 children are currently deemed ineligible to be reunited with their families b/c the parents were deported. So terrible :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/9#post-2837112 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:54:29 +0000 Raspberry 2837112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the saddest thing I've read in a while. :sad: </p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/migrant-children-separation-anxiety.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/migrant-children-separation-anxiety.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832740 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:19:31 +0000 Adira 2832740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope someone (or multiple someones) go to jail over this. It's monstrous what we're doing... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832576 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 22:02:44 +0000 Mama Bird 2832576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: @gotkimchi: oh? I would love to see the judges that approved deporting them and didn't bother to let them get their kids first, booted off the bench. Like, with actual boots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832560 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 19:15:35 +0000 gotkimchi 2832560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: which is ridiculous!!! What do they propose we do with those 19 children? I know they don’t care but it’s straight up insane </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832559 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 19:11:55 +0000 erinbaderin 2832559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: Yes, and apparently today they argued that they shouldn’t have to reunite the families if the parents (at least 19 with kids under 5) gave already been deported. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832555 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:53:41 +0000 gotkimchi 2832555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also saw they can’t find the parents for 38 children under age 5. What a horrible nightmare. We must vote everyone out. This is despicable</p> <p>ETA: and let’s just all remeber outside of the human rights violations which 100% need to be adresssed (I would hope with criminal charges) what a true waste of money and resources. I can’t understand how anyone would be for this </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832540 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:39:28 +0000 erinbaderin 2832540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The casual cruelty of this is so appalling. I want to see everybody involved in this tried for war crimes.</p> <p>ETA: <a href="https://www.revealnews.org/article/defense-contractor-detained-migrant-kids-in-vacant-phoenix-office-building/?utm_source=Reveal&#038;utm_medium=social_media&#038;utm_campaign=twitter" rel="nofollow">https://www.revealnews.org/article/defense-contractor-detained-migrant-kids-in-vacant-phoenix-office-building/?utm_source=Reveal&#038;utm_medium=social_media&#038;utm_campaign=twitter</a></p> <p>Oh my God. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832525 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:15:43 +0000 lioneyes 2832525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/my-son-is-not-the-same-new-testimony-paints-bleak-picture-of-family-separation" rel="nofollow">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/my-son-is-not-the-same-new-testimony-paints-bleak-picture-of-family-separation</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832470 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:45:47 +0000 Adira 2832470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Nope, it's true...</p> <p><a href="http://thehill.com/latino/395752-lawsuit-trump-dhs-returned-lice-ridden-migrant-child-after-85-days" rel="nofollow">http://thehill.com/latino/395752-lawsuit-trump-dhs-returned-lice-ridden-migrant-child-after-85-days</a></p> <p>It's not proven that he wasn't bathed, but that's what the mother believes based on his condition... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832467 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:39:38 +0000 snowjewelz 2832467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I know, I didn't vet the source so I kept saying to myself maybe it's not true........... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832466 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:35:13 +0000 Adira 2832466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: That is HORRIFIC! I hope that's not true... :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832464 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:34:22 +0000 snowjewelz 2832464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: That's... good. Better than nothing. I read something yesterday saying a barely 1 year old was not bathed for the 85 days he was detained/separated from his parents and was covered in lice. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832461 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:12:21 +0000 Adira 2832461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mama Bird: To comply with a federal judge's orders, the under 5s must be reunited by Tuesday and the rest have to be reunited by July 26th. We'll see if that happens... they are having to resort to DNA tests for at least some of the kids and parents to figure out who belongs to who... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832456 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:58:00 +0000 Mama Bird 2832456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: wow. I hope they're reunited soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2832383 Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:09:58 +0000 Adira 2832383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HHS is reporting there are around 3,000 children still in custody, separated from their families. And as many as 100 under the age of 5. :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2831598 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 20:41:05 +0000 nana87 2831598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Ariel: thanks!</p> <p>@Anagram: I can’t believe they didn’t close the bridge to traffic! We were on the Brooklyn side from about 11-1:30 and the marchers didn’t even make it to Cadman Plaza before the rally speeches ended. It was really nice with lots of families, and not super crowded so we had a good shady spot and a bench. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2831586 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 20:00:14 +0000 Anagram 2831586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: we went today, but we didn't make it over the bridge! We were in Foley Square for almost 3 hours, and since it was so hot and I had my 2.5 year old with me, we waited until the entire crowd was crossing over the bridge (it took forrrever) and then went home. It was a major bottleneck since the pedestrian portion of the bridge is so narrow right now. It was silk a great rally in the NYC side. How was the Brooklyn side? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2831477 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:05:28 +0000 Miss Ariel 2831477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: A Mighty Girl posted this list of books about refugees that might be a good place to start the conversation <a href="https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=9981" rel="nofollow">https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=9981</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2831452 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:23:56 +0000 nana87 2831452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: we’ll be in Brooklyn too! I think we’re skipping the march part and showing up straight at Cadman plaza— we’re bringing the girls and the thought of being potentially stuck on the bridge for a real long time is making me anxious...</p> <p>How/ are you all talking to your kids about this? I tried to explain to my 4yo tonight and she was so upset and scared :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2831205 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 06:38:06 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2831205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Look up and register an event near you at <a href="https://www.familiesbelongtogether.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.familiesbelongtogether.org/</a></p> <p>@Anagram: yes! LO and I are attending the rally in Atlanta.</p> <p> The numbers of children still separated from their parents hasn’t changed much since the EO was signed. Reunification is too damn slow. The other day on the news a mom was deported back to Guatemala, but her son was still held here in the US. Makes no sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2831168 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:34:18 +0000 Anagram 2831168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are marches and rlies to end family separation/end family detention this Saturday. Is everyone attending their local march?</p> <p>I'm heading to the Brooklyn Bridge March-- we need big numbers. It shows we mean business and we are a movement with voting numbers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2831119 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:15:50 +0000 lioneyes 2831119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/toddlers-ordered-to-appear-in-immigration-court-alone.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/toddlers-ordered-to-appear-in-immigration-court-alone.html</a></p> <p>The latest, most F'ed up update. I did see that there is a need for (Spanish-speaking) volunteers in Texas as well as MI, NY and DC to accompany these kids to court in a non-legal capacity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2830527 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:09:05 +0000 nana87 2830527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those in the nyc area, councilman mark Levine has been organizing donations for the children brought here. I think they’re maxed out on physical stuff but need volunteers to sort and deliver goods still </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2830495 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:11:26 +0000 math.nerd 2830495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For anyone in the LA area - I'm working with Bake America Great to raise money for KIND and RAICESTexas. Come get some goodies and do some good. </p> [attach=3688/18/pavzn2.600x600.Bake-Sale-Flyer.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2830290 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 22:06:49 +0000 Amorini 2830290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey, just want to thank the bees for talking about this tragedy. Since the '16 election and all the tragic shootings before and since, it seems like the multi-page tense topics on HB have been fewer (or is just me not always being around HB?). Anyway, back when we were debating candidates there were some tense days. Now it's like we are so way past that point. </p> <p>Earlier this week, I spent an entire day (i.e. 10 hours) driving in the car for work, hearing the news stories from all over the radio dial. Not being able to google and read for myself, I found it impossible to figure out what the hell the story was: littles were being separated from parents, and-wait! it's always been happening, and Trump blames Congress, and Congress tells Trump to end it and there isn't enough room for immigrants and no plan for reuniting families and holy shit, everyday people are justifying this because immigrants are criminals. WTF. I'm not blaming media - no way. I'm just incensed at how twisted the story is.</p> <p>Someone at work who is high up created a new completely onerous and asinine procedure this week. He is one of those power-trip people who does an incredibly effective job at minimizing other people's situations. He said something like, "there is nothing new in the [completely new] process than what we should already be doing." I thought I was original, calling it Trump logic, but I quickly found a parody Trump Logic twitter feed. Not surprisingly, the last post on it was 18 months ago when this all stopped being funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2830268 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:41:51 +0000 erinbaderin 2830268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son picked Are You My Mother for his bedtime story and I could barely get through it thinking of all the separated children asking where is my mother. I left his room and cried. I can’t comprehend the evil that it takes to have done this.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2830259 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:41:33 +0000 gotkimchi 2830259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lioneyes: I worry about this too and I also wonder what they’re lying about just to hide something worse! Like they’re just trying to distract us from what they’re really trying to hide </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/elephant-in-the-room-separating-children-at-the-border/page/8#post-2830257 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:40:48 +0000 gotkimchi 2830257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wildfang.com is selling a shirt that says “i really care don’t you?” $40 all proceeds to raices </p>