Former Employee of David and Teresa Moon at Communicators for Christ Alleges Workplace Abuse, Harassment

Susan Young, Communicators for Christ Executive Assistant from Summer 2005 until Spring 2007, shares her story.

Incorporating Thinkers: A Lesson in Debate Theory and Wolves

“If you acknowledge there are problems, and you actually care about fixing those problems, then by all means let’s work together! We can agree to disagree on many things — this is evident from the fact that the HA community consists of Millennials, Gen X’ers, Boomers, current homeschoolers, former homeschoolers, students, parents, conservatives, moderates, liberals, libertarians, Marxists, Christians, atheists, Buddhists, Protestants, Catholics, Universalists, and so forth.”

A Week of Joy: Call for Contributions to HA’s Upcoming Positives Series

We are taking a week to not only celebrate the good experiences, but also to celebrate those moments of joy that contrasted with those moments of pain. This is a week of joy for everyone: to share in others’ good experiences, and also to celebrate those people or those moments that gave us a hope to carry on, that gave us maybe a unique experience of unconditional love.

The Space To Be Human: Jayni’s Story

“It was very clear to me that I was an outsider. But by the end of the conference my mother was sold: her kids needed to do this NCFCA thing. And by the end of the conference I was hesitantly intrigued by debate: my mother would support me verbally fighting with people? Awesome.”

Sharing the Burden of the Pedestal: Renee’s Story

“Tour was not a panacea: it did not fix my self-injury problem. Nor did it eradicate my performance anxiety. What tour provided was an outlet for my energies, a chance to do what I loved in a way that mattered, to help people rather than just collect trophies, and a group of close friends who understood and could share the burden of the pedestal together with me.”

Angry Emails And Thoughts On Why They Happen: By Andrew Roblyer

“We should continue to offer thoughtful criticism and tell our stories in full, with the hope of provoking thought and change to those institutions. However, I think that we must be cognizant of the ease with which a structure like homeschooling or the NCFCA can be conflated with the hearts and souls of those parents who created them.”

CFC Gave Me Confidence: Michele Ganev’s Story

“The strange reality is, despite the fact that CFC is part of the problems we at Homeschoolers Anonymous speak out about; for me it was also part of the solution. Because of CFC, I was equipped with the tools I needed to effectively get out of what I now look back on as a toxic community and make something more out of myself.”

Competence, Not Character: Marla’s Story

“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.”

The Most Controversial Thing I Ever Wrote, Part Two: By R.L. Stollar

“I was worried about the patterns I was seeing. I was worried about some of the struggles I myself had, that I was seeing my friends having as well. So I wrote about it, with the hope that it could start a conversation among the people I worked with and respected.”

The Most Controversial Thing I Ever Wrote, Part One: By R.L. Stollar

“I wasn’t always plagued by a stomach knot before I published something controversial. That knot only started growing about ten years ago. Because ten years ago, I wrote the most controversial thing I have ever written.”