“My parents didn’t seem to care, or give any thought to us, and the friends who were all buzzed about the drama to begin with soon gave up and the story was no longer a new and exciting piece of drama in their dull lives. One a small handful of people really stuck with me through the entire journey. This story isn’t just about Phil and I, it is also a sad reminder of all of the friends we lost along the way.”
Read more
“I know some people can look at what my husband and I went through as trivial and unremarkable, but for us, it was hell. It was frustrating. It was enough to make us both lose faith in family. Phil still won’t talk about what happened, nor does he like being reminded of it.”
Read more
“Phil made me feel safe. There really is no other way to put it, other than that he truly makes me feel safe, protected. As I write this I can only think of how much this miraculous man has kept life in me and has committed himself to loving me with all that he is. He has done nothing but firmly stuck with me through some of the worst parts in my life. “
Read more
“As I have been working through things with my therapist, the more I am seeing life, my life, from another deeper and wider perspective. What I am seeing is a very comforting picture, and one that makes me proud to say that yes, this is my life. I haven’t, to my memory, ever before been able to say, ‘yay, I love my life!’ at any moment before this.”
Read more
“I grew up ‘broken.’ Some normal girlish part of me has never quite worked. I never had any dreams about getting married, nor did I have any idea of what a relationship for me would look like. About 6 years later, I found myself in a relationship, and it was going a heck of a lot differently than any of the ‘courtship’ books said a relationship was supposed to go.”
Read more
“The adversarial form of parenting, the one which sees the child’s self as automatically opposed to the parent’s authority, is unbelievably harmful to the parent/child relationship. It took me a very long time to relate to my mom as a person rather than just an authority figure. I still can’t relate to my dad as a person.”
Read more
“I had spent several years working my way through the alumni program, and serving in every possible student leadership role that they offered. I was completely supportive of ICC’s mission, the Moon family, and the organization’s structure and leadership. I fiercely defended ICC and the Moons against anyone who criticized them.”
Read more
Homeschoolers Anonymous 