tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post705243287504918605..comments2024-03-28T07:25:08.536-04:00Comments on Va-Voom Vintage | Vintage Fashion, Hair Tutorials and DIY Style: 1950's AsylumBrittany_Va-VoomVintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377031677999463069noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-35638966501681260422013-03-31T02:34:41.804-04:002013-03-31T02:34:41.804-04:00This is a very important issue and you wrote this ...This is a very important issue and you wrote this post so well. My only comment is that I don't think there are enough good places for people with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses either. While we certainly don't want to go back to the way people were mistreated in the past, so many institutions have closed that now there are many people out on the streets living as homeless because they can't take care of themselves due to mental disabilities of some kind (and those that don't have those issues often have addictions that are untreated). So I just wish there were more places that would truly help people and people who cared like you did when you worked there before you started your family.Chrissy88https://www.blogger.com/profile/09129212920783317786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-86492407210292932552013-03-26T18:31:48.834-04:002013-03-26T18:31:48.834-04:00Very nice blog entry, Brit. http://www.synergyequi...Very nice blog entry, Brit. http://www.synergyequineassistedwellness.com/phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044217134672886103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-77730230034769678562013-03-25T20:07:45.576-04:002013-03-25T20:07:45.576-04:00Ooh thanks for that!
xOoh thanks for that!<br />xBexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580115634735004315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-2928507311700429712013-03-25T10:45:53.353-04:002013-03-25T10:45:53.353-04:00What a beautiful post. Most people don't think...What a beautiful post. Most people don't think of the ugly part of past times. It was a very real issue. Working with children with learning disabilities and physical disabilities is my passion. As much as I love the glamour and simplicity of the past, issues like this make me heartbroken. It makes me wish I could leap time and scream "Nooooooo".<br />Thank you for setting aside a post for this. You're a beautiful person.bridgycalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366928756702398222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-19204085996664259542013-03-24T20:51:37.828-04:002013-03-24T20:51:37.828-04:00Thanks! These stockings are originals I found in a...Thanks! These stockings are originals I found in a local antique mall but I have ordered some from stockingstore.com and I love them more than the authentic stockings. They have more stretch, are more comfortable, come in modern sizes and if I get a run, it won't break my heart! :P I ordered these- nude with nude seam but they have all kinds and are all very affordable! http://www.stockingstore.com/isabella-cuban-heel-stocking-p/is2520.htm I'm pretty tall (5 ft 7) and have a hard time finding stockings long enough for me so these fit the bill beautifully :)Brittany_Va-VoomVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377031677999463069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-66114815528930060362013-03-24T20:33:37.343-04:002013-03-24T20:33:37.343-04:00Good points Brittany :).
Cna I ask - where did yo...Good points Brittany :).<br /><br />Cna I ask - where did you get your seamed stockings? As a bigger gal, I would love to get some flesh toned with flesh seams! :)Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580115634735004315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-48504687027980025092013-03-24T15:27:21.593-04:002013-03-24T15:27:21.593-04:00This was such a beautiful and enlightening post, B...This was such a beautiful and enlightening post, Brittany. Back before psychology and psychiatry was a well-researched science, people with disabilities were seen as "less than" a real person, and were subjected to horrible and inhumane treatment. I love the eras of the 30's through the 50's, but when it comes to patient care and prejudice, they were certainly subpar. I applaud you for doing the work you do, my dear!<br /><br />-Holly<br /><br /><a href="http://www.veronicavintage.com/" rel="nofollow">Veronica Vintage</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-13760465507563926692013-03-24T12:02:52.772-04:002013-03-24T12:02:52.772-04:00wow brittany, I knew you were a good person alread...wow brittany, I knew you were a good person already, but this really confirms how caring and thoughtful you are. The historic images are quite disturbing to me. melina beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079734489990081556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-20987275671817836182013-03-23T17:34:10.799-04:002013-03-23T17:34:10.799-04:00Such an interesting post. Changing attitudes towa...Such an interesting post. Changing attitudes towards mental health over the years has fascinated (and horrified) me. Especially Victorian times. It's so strange to think of how far we've come even in 20 years. Sarah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530253746802487595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-45692883437434889492013-03-23T12:39:59.465-04:002013-03-23T12:39:59.465-04:00Such a wonderful post, so touching to know others ...Such a wonderful post, so touching to know others really care too. I work in a hospital and I am a champion for dementia. Older confused patients with delirium and dementia, I am thankful we are starting to understand more I wish it was wider spread though.<br />charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152146546465975329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-48393033188497159272013-03-23T08:38:49.208-04:002013-03-23T08:38:49.208-04:00You touched my heart. You're a lovely person t...You touched my heart. You're a lovely person to do this kind of job. SANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-80104669759916325672013-03-23T03:40:50.982-04:002013-03-23T03:40:50.982-04:00What a beautiful post Brittany! I am so happy that...What a beautiful post Brittany! I am so happy that people are treated so much better these days but sadly I feel bad stuff continues, we had a horrible case here in the UK of abuse in such a home, only a couple of years ago :o(<br /><br />You are so right in that there is stuff below the surface of all people with apparent difficulties. My OH had a serious brain injury which he has thankfully recovered to a good degree to have a fairly functional life, others I encountered were not going to recover, but they were there, they perhaps couldn't laugh physically, but their eyes laugh. We should always look below the surface. Straight Talking Mama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010105224878943505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-41670636622333292592013-03-22T23:04:47.622-04:002013-03-22T23:04:47.622-04:00We don't have institutions anymore in Australi...We don't have institutions anymore in Australia because they had a pretty terrible history here as well, but I think there needs to be a middle ground like the good places you've worked at. Unfortunately with no options for long term inpatient care many unwell people end up on the streets. Studying psychology I am very conscious of where my profession came from and the roads we still have to make to better help people. We are working very hard to shed the "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" image - That said, I'd like to point out that electroshock therapy is still used on patients with severe depression and is often very helpful. For patients with intractable, treatment resistant depression it can be very useful and lifechanging. Of course in the past it was used quite indiscriminantly and on people who would not benefit from it, but it is important to me that we don't scare people away from a good treatment option because of its horrible past.<br /><br />There is a show on AMC called "American Horror Story: Asylum" and it puports to carry the view of these being terrible places, but I think it strays into cheesy freak show territory. Only a few people are really humanized and they're all the ones who were incorrectly incarcerated. There isn't any redemption for the background disabled characters.Miss Emmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251628463640473391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-65358114789170984592013-03-22T19:39:32.527-04:002013-03-22T19:39:32.527-04:00Excellent post. So many people were committed for ...Excellent post. So many people were committed for things that...nowadays are reacted to differently such as depression, post partum depression, and anger.Kim Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582728131377008415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-27464096662071829092013-03-22T18:54:37.649-04:002013-03-22T18:54:37.649-04:00It is easy to romanticize the fantasy of yesterday...It is easy to romanticize the fantasy of yesterday, but the reality of it is not always so pretty. It is good to have a reminder now and then how far this country has come in its treatment of humanity and to know that we still have a long way to go in that same department. I think when we look back we tend to remember the good, but hopefully we internalize the bad as well so that we don't make the same mistakes. Thank you for your insightful and thought provoking post.J. MacIsaac Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583156682341880069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-59056769527593413972013-03-22T16:34:01.449-04:002013-03-22T16:34:01.449-04:00This is one of the most heart wrenching, yet beaut...This is one of the most heart wrenching, yet beautiful posts I've read in a while. I admire you hugely for the role you play in supporting people with these needs and for the fact that you make such a difference to their quality of life. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632906323410997355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-32444896206314083062013-03-22T16:19:08.794-04:002013-03-22T16:19:08.794-04:00Thank goodness for changes in society and in these...Thank goodness for changes in society and in these care facilities. Beautiful and important post.BaronessVonVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-37122984862917843252013-03-22T15:56:37.087-04:002013-03-22T15:56:37.087-04:00Thank you! I did see it and it brought me right ba...Thank you! I did see it and it brought me right back to my former place of employment. I wish I still had pictures of the attic, especially, with that typical checkerboard floor and old doors from the early 1900's. It was amazing to see. I wish I could have gotten in those locked up rooms and found some treasures like the willard suitcases. Im sure they were in there somewhere!Brittany_Va-VoomVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377031677999463069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-50300644370151257272013-03-22T15:55:16.861-04:002013-03-22T15:55:16.861-04:00Lovely post! Thank you for sharing your and their ...Lovely post! Thank you for sharing your and their story. The thoughts are horrifying thinking that these poor people were used for medical tests. Those who care for those are true heroes. My mother work as a caretaker for autistics in her own age and she love her work.linnea-mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378511815400433196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-68831470073282558092013-03-22T15:53:07.765-04:002013-03-22T15:53:07.765-04:00Brittany - What a beautiful and heartfelt post. I ...Brittany - What a beautiful and heartfelt post. I don't have alot of experience with people with disabilities but do have some experience with mental illness and can't imagine my loved ones being in an institution like those of the past. You might be interested in the Willard Suitcase exhibit if you haven't already seen it: http://www.suitcaseexhibit.org/indexhasflash.htmlErikawithaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032510330482070596noreply@blogger.com