Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on April 7, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Thirteen I came from an upper middle class, well-educated family. I was privileged. I moved out as a college student
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on April 6, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Twelve When we became “conductors,” we learned that getting out and finding freedom is messy, and everyone’s situation is different.
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 15, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Eleven Here are Cynthia Jeub’s concluding thoughts. Rescuing people from cults is not an item to check off of a to-do list.
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 14, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Ten Cynthia Barram was the first friend I met in college who helped me start my own moving out process before helping
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 13, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Nine I met Shelby while working for the student newspaper, and she mentioned that the homeschooling population seemed to be understudied in
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 12, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Eight In July 2014, Ashley came over to my apartment to visit one Saturday morning. Then Ashley got a text message from
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 11, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Seven Aaron and the rest of us moved Ashley out of her parents’ house. This is his perspective. It’s hard when someone
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 10, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Six I introduced Racquel and Ashley to my friend Cynthia Jeub shortly before they left the church. Here is her perspective. Mouth
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 9, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Five This is Ashley’s story. Content warning: victim-blaming, religious manipulation. Do you know what it’s like when You’re scared to see yourself?
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Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 8, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Four Liz helped our network assist Racquel and Ashley. Here is her perspective. Nearly two years ago, I received text messages from
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