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In Reply to: Re: Tough call posted by exer mom on November 26, 2003 at 13:19:54:
It was so sad to hear what you went through with your children. I went through similar things (seperation from my parents)but to a MUCH lesser degree than what you have described here.
I was 8 or 9 when the "School Vision" kicked in in full. We moved into a giant home and had the standard 1hr of "family time" a day and 1 day on the weekend. I was lucky. I know a lot of kids got much less. Later when I was 11 we moved to a situation where the kids my age would "board" at "the school". I hated it. It's not that anyone was awful where I was staying. Sure it was strict with too many rules etc. but I'm sure it could have been worse. I just wasn't ready to leave my family yet and was always scared stiff of getting into trouble. I found out later that my mom tried to protest but couldn't do much as she was just labeled as "unyeilded" etc.
I realize that what I experieced in this particular situation was not "abuse" or even that bad. My point is that leadership had the power to determine our lives. They didn't take peoples individuality into account. Anybody who stepped out of line was quickly beaten (verbally or physically) into submission. They were trying to create the perfect "society". One that would be a "good example" of our utopian lifestyle. But isn't our "sample" the way we live when no one is looking?
