Puncturing Declension Narratives

In other words, marriage and sexual relations during the middle ages were complicated, and the church didn’t have near as firm a grasp on the issue as people like Bradley appear to think.

Living with Cognitive Dissonance: Sonia’s Story

So, after a few years when I started noticing things weren’t adding up, I asked more questions and assumed, logically, that if my parents could bend the rules and pick and choose where they saw fit, I could too as long as I had a logical, reasonable explanation for wanting to do so.

Lightbulb. Obviously, we all know this wasn’t true, but I didn’t know that at the time, so I was very confused. This is where I ran into trouble.

10 Things Your [ex]Fundy Almost-Ex Husband Will Do During Your Divorce

10 Things Your [ex]Fundy Almost-Ex Husband Will Do During Your Divorce. With GIFs.

Mary Pride: Don’t Divorce Your Drunk, Raging Husband

To Mary Pride, spousal “drunkenness or fits of temper” are not grounds for divorce.

I Am Learning To Love Myself: Mara’s Story, Part Five

“Now I truly am learning who I am. I am learning my limitations and boundaries. I am learning how to love without pity. I am learning how to trust people that love me.”

I Am Learning To Love Myself: Mara’s Story, Part Four

“He was going to stop narcotics. She seemed assured and left me there with him. I remember trembling again as she left. The church only believed in divorce upon the grounds of physical abuse and adultery.”

A Homeschooling Adventure: Homeschooling on the Open Seas, Harmony’s Story

“When I was turning 11, my dad remarried, and retired from his job to sweep us all away on an adventure of a lifetime. His plan was to sail down the Caribbean, in a 40-ft boat, and go through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific, and finally settle in New Zealand.”

My Changing Body, My Changing Mind: Abishai’s Story

“I think I somehow made it to about ten or eleven years old when my mom finally had to sit down and have her version of ‘the talk’ with me. It wasn’t really informative though, at least not in the way I needed it to be. She had purchased a typical Your Changing Body book through one of the homeschool book catalogs.”

The Many Valuable Lessons I Learned in ATI: Laura’s Story

“The 14 years I spent as a student in ATI taught me many valuable lessons for my life. Here are some of the highlights.”

Seeing Shades of Blue: Holly’s Story, Part Two

“The seats were angled upwards, and there was a mezzanine, so we must have been in a theatre. We were a sea of navy and white, modestly dressed young ladies, with long hair and bright eyes. I can’t remember who spoke first, but Gothard was the main speaker of the afternoon.”