In Reply to: Re: Responsiblity & decisions to stay in posted by Acheick on February 17, 2004 at 19:44:02:
Despite my stated hardline on the FGAs and what I consider was their choice to join and then remain in TF, I do recognize some fundamental truths. (this goes out to Ray as well) There is something to be said for being able to go on a site and have the choices you made years ago picked apart. It shows strength to be able to examine those choices yourselves. There is a lot in that I find admirable. This stands in contrast to people like my parents who I'm sure must have from time to time, questions about the life they have led, and yet never push the questioning far enough to realize the harm they have done. Those who come on here and do so, or listen to upstart and hotheaded SGAs like me, have my respect. When I left TF at 20, I was single, uneducated, and a babe in the woods. I can imagine the difficulty of trying to rebuild a life at 30 or 40 with children. Despite the polemic, I think we all for the most part have this in common, that we have seen through the lies told and harm done in and by TF.There is a beauty in the courage to almost daily face the recriminations for a life long left in the past. I'm not sure I could do that. Best regards for the future.
Daniel