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Jenna Maree

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A pastor in Seoul, South Korea has created a “baby box” for people so that people who would otherwise abandon or kill their newborns can leave them somewhere safe instead. The box has a light, a towel lining, and a bell rings as soon as a baby is placed in it so the pastor, his wife, or one of his staff can come and get it right away.

Lee Jong-rak started the box in 2009, and has welcomed all babies, often disabled or the children of single mothers, that have been placed in the box since. The babies are given a loving home, food, and shelter in his orphanage. Currently, an average of 17-18 babies are placed in the box every month. 

One mother who had considered poisoning her baby before she heard about the Baby Box left her baby in the box with a letter pinned to his clothing that read: 

‘My baby! Mom is so sorry. I am so sorry to make this decision. My son! I hope you to meet great parents, And I am very very sorry. I don’t deserve to say a word. sorry, sorry, and I love you my son. Mom loves you more than anything else. I leave you here because I don’t know who your father is. I used to think about something bad but I guess this box is safer for you. That’s why I decided to leave you here. My son, Please forgive me.’ - ‘A single mother’s tearful letter’

Lee Jong-rak is the subject of a documentary called “The Drop Box”, which I haven’t seen - but I can recommend this 13 minute Dateline video. You can find the Facebook page for the BabyBox here.

GIVE THIS MAN A FUCKING AWARD

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I remember the day you came into my life. I fell in love before I even knew your name. My first thought was "I wanna have my heart broken by you." Ironic isn't it, because in the end you ended up actually breaking my heart. When I said that I didn't mean I wanted you to break my heart, It meant that if someone was going to break it I wanted it to be you. You, I don't know why I chose you. I could've had so many other people but there was just something about you. Sometimes I think it was your smile, goddamn I loved your smile. It gave me such a sense of warmth, & even though I knew your smile was only a beautiful cover up of all the hurtful words that were brewing inside of you I didn't let it change the way I loved you, Even after you stop smiling & started pouring those words onto me, I still loved you. I still do love you. I will always love you even though you broke my heart. It's like you just woke up one morning & your cold heart had finally stopped loving me. Or maybe you just stopped faking to. I don't think you ever loved me, how could you? You were a pure white daisy in a field of sunflowers & I was nothing but a boring weed. I know it's my fault you left, I understand that now. But I need you to know that no matter how much you hurt me I will never be able to shut you out of my life completely, I love you too much & you are always welcome to break my heart.

I know it's stupid to still love you because you never loved me but my heart will always be yours, no matter how much you neglect it.

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The easy way out would’ve been to drink away the sound of your laugh and the warmth of your lips But for months, I couldn’t bare the thought of trying to forget about you And with each sip I would’ve been closer to calling you To tell you how much I needed you. Even if at times, it felt as if I lost all the stars to my sky I couldn’t tell you, and I wouldn’t.

-sober (156 out 365)