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The Amish belief is that it is better to lose a child through death than for that child to grow up and leave the Amish, because then the child is lost “to the world.”
Why I Left the Amish
Saloma Miller Furlong
I was raped. I was abused — domestically and otherwise. I was molested. I was taken sexual advantage of. I want you to teach your children to say no and I want them to know how to mean it and back it up when they say it. I want you to teach your children to value themselves and I want you to teach them to own their bodies.
No You Don’t
unstrangemind.wordpress.com
To any survivor who may be doubting whether what they’ve experienced is truly abuse, remember that emotional, verbal and psychological abuse will never be, and should never be, considered part of the messy equation of a normal relationship.
Becoming the Narcissist's Nightmare
Shahida Arabi
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