tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post4770022772299271716..comments2024-02-21T23:33:41.359-07:00Comments on Only a little Sugar-Coated: I didn't deserve itjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-49533836365256889352011-02-03T20:47:48.882-07:002011-02-03T20:47:48.882-07:00prairienymph - Thank you!
I understand feeling so...prairienymph - Thank you!<br /><br />I understand feeling something reading someone else's story, but not your own... That is how I have dealt with many of my emotions about my own life - through others. It was easy for me to get angry at people that hurt my friends (and even just bloggy friends). <br /><br />Thanks for dropping by!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-70093562652104073072011-02-03T20:42:04.862-07:002011-02-03T20:42:04.862-07:00Jen,
I don't know you. I've only read a f...Jen,<br />I don't know you. I've only read a few posts of your blog. And I'm fucking angry about what happened to you. (I don't swear, either, so it means something.)<br />I am actually crying. <br />You are very brave. <br />I haven't been abused physically, but as a former fundy I know the shame a female must live with. <br /><br />The part that scares me is that I can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-51577263054316785342011-01-26T21:44:48.542-07:002011-01-26T21:44:48.542-07:00Carla, Yes. The shame that came from not being &qu...Carla, Yes. The shame that came from not being "pure" was awful. I am slowly finding a way to feel healthy about my body, my sexuality, my boundaries... I have a lot of unlearning to do.<br /><br />Duck, Thank you!<br /><br />Amanda, I love you!!! 'Nuff said.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-40030331876181643662011-01-21T19:52:59.650-07:002011-01-21T19:52:59.650-07:00I'm so proud of you. And I'm sorry he hur...I'm so proud of you. And I'm sorry he hurt you - you did not deserve that in any way. I respect, envy, and look up to the way you are able to be truthful, open, and honest. Your writing, sharing, and truthfulness helps me, more than you know. Thank you. I love you.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949316075373890545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-63296528143716755552011-01-19T17:39:12.610-07:002011-01-19T17:39:12.610-07:00Thank you, Jen. It is OK for me to write. In fact,...Thank you, Jen. It is OK for me to write. In fact, I think it is the only thing helping right now. I appreciate your support.<br /><br />And, you are very perceptive. Yes, I think I do understand what you have been through. I am here to offer support to you as you go through it.<br /><br />I wish I could take the hurt away that has been caused out there. Yet, I know that even when we have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-37619896960410177172011-01-19T12:30:31.175-07:002011-01-19T12:30:31.175-07:00@ Jen - I think that's a big problem with havi...@ Jen - I think that's a big problem with having an untrained clergy in charge of people's spiritual direction. They simply have no idea what a person needs in so many situations, they cannot help.Carla Schmidt Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947846629735463824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-87234689297664004382011-01-19T12:28:13.810-07:002011-01-19T12:28:13.810-07:00Sometimes the Christian maxim of love and forgiven...Sometimes the Christian maxim of love and forgiveness just goes way too far, and people don't get the validation of their feelings they need when they are truly wronged. It's one thing to say it's good to forgive, but that's something that comes <i>way</i> after. If you aren't given a chance to really grieve or rage about what happened to you, you end up justifying what was Carla Schmidt Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947846629735463824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-77100040414396768192011-01-19T12:24:43.664-07:002011-01-19T12:24:43.664-07:00Thanks!
I believe the bishop did the best he coul...Thanks! <br />I believe the bishop did the best he could, and still... that doesn't change that I needed more. My guess is, it didn't even cross his mind to do something else. Without education and experience, he didn't even think about it. I completely believe that he never meant any harm and that he didn't want me to believe that I deserved it. (I was about to say, "I'mjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-62669664447061399972011-01-19T10:37:40.213-07:002011-01-19T10:37:40.213-07:00That story does raise a lot of questions. Why did...That story does raise a lot of questions. Why didn't the Bishop do something? Why didn't anyone else understand? I wish we could go back and ask some of those people why they acted the way they did. Unfortunately, we can't.<br /><br />But, regardless of all that, you certainly didn't deserve any of what was done to you. You weren't (and aren't) bad. <br /><br />I Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357398682419756851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-30531611364272245222011-01-19T10:11:55.818-07:002011-01-19T10:11:55.818-07:00Thank you. I think you understand a lot of things,...Thank you. I think you understand a lot of things, that really, I wish you didn't. For your sake. <br /><br />Yes! The picture of the horses came through. I deleted the one that wasn't signed. The one that IS signed is currently my desktop. :) I kept meaning to write back, but... I didn't.<br /><br />I wanted to comment on your last blog post. If not writing is best for you, then don&jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-55134593600136070942011-01-18T23:13:50.374-07:002011-01-18T23:13:50.374-07:00I am sorry for what Johnny did to you. And, for an...I am sorry for what Johnny did to you. And, for anything anyone ever did that hurt you. Or hurt others. I HATE when people get hurt. And, HATE even MORE when the hurt involves violence, implied or actual. I understand about dissociating. If you would like more info, I believe you have my e-mail. And, did the photo of the horses come through alright for you?<br /><br />Love and respect, always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com