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Re: True Story about Mind Control

Posted by MG on January 24, 2007 at 14:48:34

In Reply to: Re: True Story about Mind Control posted by Jo on January 24, 2007 at 12:39:57:

I like what you've been posting. With my post I wanted to give you some support, I realize now that I didn't make that clear.

I have pain too. There's things I won't say here, not because I'm afraid of being misunderstood, I'm just not ready to, it may be I'll never touch on some specifics publicly.

For me, I have to say that when I'm not expecting it I still get ambushed by my past in the Fam. There's also the fact that I did not leave as early as you did, and as did many others.

Very recently I had the opportunity of being able to visit with a good friend, also a former Fam member, it's someone who I really respect and who has been important to major facets of my journey since I became an exmember.

Of course we talked about the past and some of it had to do with pain and things we've seen our children suffer from that are inseperable from the legacy the Fam left them with. It's this that hurts the most.

There's blame to laid at the door of the Fam, and for me, since I did leave much later, I'm required to assume responsibility for a good measure of that blame.

So I really hope you won't stop discussing recovery here, I'm not recovered, I'm recovering, and I think I will be for a long time.

Even if I'm not posting sometimes it's doesn't mean I'm not reading and benefitting from the input people like you give to the boards.