When did leonor start working as a prostitute? Do you know? Apparently her own mother forced her into it..... do you know WHy this excellent mother farmed most of her kids out to their dads? Like kittens.....months after she had them? and never kept in touch...... lovely mum.......exemplary
Who says she was a prostitute? Amaral ? The man who is a proven liar?
Bet she didn't get drunk in charge of her children, like Amaral and some others do/did.
We know that she was underage when Vitor impregnated her. Her first child was in a married situation, but it didn't work. Vitor and his Mum came to take Dina away and rear her, which makes a lot of sense, cos Leonor neither had the maturity, or the money to do it. From what I have read, seems that seperated, or unmarried women, dont get anything from the State as happens here in the UK. Probably in Ireland too, Red?
You cant raise a child on no money ... so better that the Father and his Mum did it.
The last two children, Laura and Ruben, were the fruit of a stable 6 year relationship.
Joana was not from a one night stand. She the fruit of a proper relationship, altho it didn't last. Altho her Mum couldn't really afford to look after her, Joana grew up for the first eight years of her life with Leonor and later Leandro. From photos she clearlly loved them both, and they loved her. Such a vibrant happy little girl doesn't come about without loads of love and attention from her Mum and Dad.
That leaves two other children who I haven't researched ... Yet ! But Leonor was pretty young when she had them ... and we dont know the circumastances, as to why the paternal family took them
What you are forgetting Red, is that each child was either
1) given away by Leonor; maybe she couldn't afford them; no state help
OR,
2) The paternal part of the relationship took the child from her
We just dont know whether it was
i) a flippant give away,
ii) a sensible arrangement cos Leonor had no money , or
iii) an enforcement type arrangement by the fathers family .. or maybe even the State/ church?
Three times it has come thru to me That Leonor was a really good mother.
1) From her Mother-in-law, with her first born Dina.. and
2) from her partner Leandro with his two kids and also Joana.
3) Her mother also commented on her love for Joana as did others in the community.
So comments about how good she was for 4 of the kids. We dont know enough yet about the other two
The photographs prove it all. Must post some more, but not tonight. Am tired
G'night Red.