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In Reply to: More stuff from a year ago posted by Jules on August 30, 2004 at 17:00:30:
Yes, those are good points. I didn't read the whole thread because it is quite lengthy, (I'll work on it) but just off the top of my head, and I've been thinking about this for quite some time, it seems that we are all (well, I'm sure there are those who are experts like Rocky, etc.) in above our heads so to speak.
Certainly, I do not know all the laws and I certainly do not qualify as a counselor or therapist who knows the best thing to do in these situations. I don't pretend to be some sort of expert and Sam shouldn't either. What I'm trying to say is, this is a complex matter, we are dealing with people's emotions, sexual abuse matters and things of this nature that really require the intervention of someone with qualifications in the area of minor abuse, sexual abuse, etc. Sadly, there are none to be found, having been for the most part hoodwinked by F. propoganda. I just recently somehow dug up, on the internet mind you, an article put out by a F. apologist masquerading as a sociologist who went from Canada and spent a week in TF media home and came out with a raving report on the wonderful children, SGAs, etc., and found absolutely no abuse. To add insult to injury, she even read a huge assortment of Mo Letters to boot. That was so incredibly frustrating to read that.
Who are we? We are just former members. Who is SamA? He's just a guy who made it his lifelong committment to try and put a pin in the balloon of TF and maybe, just maybe, help keep more kids from being abused. I don't think he necessarily goes about it the right way, but I don't know who does since it is still going on and they have basically gotten away with murder.
Frankly, I'm tired. I just hope and pray that SGAs like you and others will have the strength, courage and where withall to make a difference and somehow put and end to this once and for all. I feel very frustrated about it, but I am at a loss as to what else to do. IDK, maybe it's this frustration that can make us edgy and snap at each other. I think I'm going to print out this thread you linked to and have the therapist I am seeing read it. In these kind of matters, it's best to get the opinion of those in the know, and that is what I think is wrong in the case of SamA, he is going on his own summations when he should be employing the help of experts in the field, even lawyers who know the laws, as well as experts in child abuse. I think that is his mistake. When he started doing this, there really wasn't a lot of SGAs who had moved out and separarted themselves from TF and their parents, they just weren't that many that were old enough. Even when I first left in 1990 I didn't notice that many - but now - there are literally thousands. It's a whole different world and Sam needs to realize this.
