This was one very large part of my struggle, throughout our ATI years. Anything I did, I did because I wanted to, not because I had to, according to my parents. And yet, I did almost everything because I had to, not because I wanted to.
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I remember thanking my sister before she left, and being happy, scared, nervous, and tired as I started my new life with a few hundred dollars in my pocket and the knowledge that I was free, and that I would remain free.
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Oh snap.
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I started to feel more at home in my body instead of wishing I could jump out of it and run away screaming.
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How can one live ‘Biblically’ with a good conscience? By cherry-picking, apparently.We lived by the verses we liked, explained away the ones we didn’t.
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It’s time to rethink what we’re teaching children about “purity.”
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The underlying principles and beliefs the Duggars have built their lives around actually help groom and shame victims, help hide grievous abuse, and even keep offenders from receiving needed help.
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“Like a lot of homeschooled girls I know, all of my clothes had to meet my father’s approval.”
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“I once owned a dress that was made of white lace and thought it was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen.”
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I continue to see the effects of such teachings as the boys I grew up with are now men.
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