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Cloudwatcher Wrote:
> My heart goes out to you Tknc. I am sure we have
> crossed paths some time in the past. Your story
> makes me feel sick to my stomach. It is just so
> sad. I know that you can take the people out of
> the Walk but not necessarily the Walk out of the
> people.
>
> So many still hold JRS as the sacred
> cow--remembering the glory days before Marilyn.
> And yet little did anyone know that he was so very
> sick and willfully controlling us. His charisma
> ---truly he was loving---I guess it was
> overwhelming and to think that none of it was real
> just is beyond the pale--to invest so much--to
> lose so much.
>
> I can only hope there was something gained in
> it--that it was not a waste. What your mother is
> doing is unacceptable and kudos to you for making
> a decision based on your life, not hers. The only
> hope of her changing her mind is to lose you
> because of it.
>
> Stand your ground--it shows that you love your
> family but not at the cost of losing the good
> thing you have. May you be well and happy and find
> answers. Religion sucks and we in the LW got the
> worst case scenario--look at all those people who
> gave all--so old now--I guess the thought of it
> all being a sham is too much to face even if you
> know it is. But I am ever greatful for my escape
> that came with a cost-- but still--to have what is
> left of my life to live - what an adventure. I
> can cry but I still have joy. I wish you joy.
Cloudwatcher Wrote:
> My heart goes out to you Tknc. I am sure we have
> crossed paths some time in the past. Your story
> makes me feel sick to my stomach. It is just so
> sad. I know that you can take the people out of
> the Walk but not necessarily the Walk out of the
> people.
>
> So many still hold JRS as the sacred
> cow--remembering the glory days before Marilyn.
> And yet little did anyone know that he was so very
> sick and willfully controlling us. His charisma
> ---truly he was loving---I guess it was
> overwhelming and to think that none of it was real
> just is beyond the pale--to invest so much--to
> lose so much.
>
> I can only hope there was something gained in
> it--that it was not a waste. What your mother is
> doing is unacceptable and kudos to you for making
> a decision based on your life, not hers. The only
> hope of her changing her mind is to lose you
> because of it.
>
> Stand your ground--it shows that you love your
> family but not at the cost of losing the good
> thing you have. May you be well and happy and find
> answers. Religion sucks and we in the LW got the
> worst case scenario--look at all those people who
> gave all--so old now--I guess the thought of it
> all being a sham is too much to face even if you
> know it is. But I am ever greatful for my escape
> that came with a cost-- but still--to have what is
> left of my life to live - what an adventure. I
> can cry but I still have joy. I wish you joy.