What if?
What if you were a little girl.
What if you were a little girl and someone took you from your Mother?
How would you feel if you were snatched by people you didn't know, who told you you weren't safe in your own home? The place where you have always felt safe.
Told that, your parents were abusing you-but you have no idea what abuse is. All you know is your Momma and Daddy love you. Jesus loves you. As well as the rest of your extended family.
What if you never watched television, never played a video game or even thought to ask for a cell phone for your birthday?
You never had new clothes, only hand-me-downs from other family members, you always helped your Mom with the chores and made sure your sisters and brothers were fed and washed for bed. No makeup or pedicures for you or your Mom.
Do those things, or lack of things make you abused?
You ask: Why do you think I'm abused... Why can't I stay with my parents...Why must I sleep in some strangers house...Why?
Because your parents believe in a religion, all-be-it a way of life that's different from the rest of us.
POLYGAMY.
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Well that's another to look at it...
This is sad, and I pray for the people that are effected by this, it will be hard for outsiders to understand what these children are feeling.
Acceptance of difference. It seems the hardest of things for our society. Yet the thing that would make us all most happy...
I am so not o.k. with what they have done to these children. It sounds just crazy to me on how you can take everyone from there homes on one call...that turns out to be a prank. And then they are going to make these kids take DNA test. I bet if they dropped them off back at the ranch they wouldn't have any problems finding their mother and father. And do they order DNA test for all children that are taken into custody.
interesting post.
i think it makes a person not necessarily abused but greatly close-minded and under-priviliged.
i never believed in another person being forced when it coms to religion. i think people accept religion better when it's "found."
good post.
How can over 400 children be better off in foster homes then with their own families? How can we say our foster system will take better care of them then their own families when we know our system is filled with neglect and abuse as well.There is no , one, correct answer here.
I see that side of it and I don't think they handled it well at all.
It sounds like they have their life in order. Without the world trying to tell us, that we are less of a parent if we can not provide cell phone, the latest and greatest game system, don't mention the games that go with them
I dont know if i fully understand where you are with this one? its a good point, but there are some over the top acts that just cant be written off to acceptance.
@ray-ray- like what?
@suiteb- very true.
@don-Who do you think is close minded?
@joanne-Everyone says they will accept you as you are, but, I think most people are full of "it".
Thanks for reading
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