i havent slept much in the past 24 hours, so if im a little self indulgent forgive me. it's just, i know i could make a whole lot more money & clout engaging in flippant bigotry, cruelty, or fearmongering. i know i could get big punching down.
today i chose not to. i chose to tell stories that haven't been, but need to be told. i have not seen another piece that addresses evangelical child abuse as a whole. nor such testimonies. so take a minute to read it, if you feel able. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/ministry-of-…
this country does so wrong by its children.
A few notes that I wasn't able to include in the piece but feel like I should say:
1. So many of these authors talk about "breaking the child's will, but not his spirit" through pain. They seem so certain the lines are clear. But how could they know? How could they?
1. So many of these authors talk about "breaking the child's will, but not his spirit" through pain. They seem so certain the lines are clear. But how could they know? How could they?
2. So many people wrote about what they did to avoid abuse: stuff themselves into quiet little boxes of "cheerful, immediate obedience." But many had large families. And had siblings who couldn't or wouldn't be silent.
Being forced to witness abuse is abuse.
Being forced to witness abuse is abuse.
3. Also, if what happened to you as a kid harmed you, if you still think about it sometimes, you are entitled to consider and mourn it & what might have been. Even if it wasn't "that bad." There is no contest, and comparisons ill serve you. Your pain is yours. It is not shameful.
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