tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229462780883907840.post7570663205962152921..comments2023-12-09T17:01:39.079-08:00Comments on Past Tense, Present Progressive: This Thanksgiving...Latebloomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18261932798380141520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229462780883907840.post-40272026881480379102012-11-29T14:59:54.819-08:002012-11-29T14:59:54.819-08:00It never ceases to amaze me how many people like u...It never ceases to amaze me how many people like us there are, and how we manage to find each other online! (Check out this blog list here, btw: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2012/11/survivor-blogs-compiling-a-list.html).<br /><br />I'm so glad that you've found a place where you belong and can be yourself more easily. When you are raised to believe that you must constantly be at odds with yourself and with society at large, it's an amazingly peaceful and beautiful experience when you finally figure out how to just relax, be yourself, and give/receive love and compassion. Thanks so much for reading...I hope you'll share more about your own experiences as you read more.Latebloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261932798380141520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229462780883907840.post-85346261498555383962012-11-29T06:39:42.222-08:002012-11-29T06:39:42.222-08:00I'm so thankful that I stumbled upon your blog...I'm so thankful that I stumbled upon your blog. After reading through your "My Story" section yesterday, I feel like I have found a kindred spirit. I wasn't homeschooled, but I was raised in a very restrictive, fundamentalist home in an area of the nation that was/is very restrictive and fundamentalist as well. Being with my kind husband and raising my lovely children have helped me to see the world in a completely new way. In motherhood, I believe that love and compassion are more important than fear and correction. <br /><br />It wasn't easy to go against the norm in that area of the country. But 4 years ago, I moved from the rural South to a liberal-progressive town in the Midwest. And...wow...I belong here. To be in a community where the question "Where do you go to church?" is not the usual icebreaker is truly a relief. But in some ways I don't belong here. I have tried to explain to current friends about my background and the pain that remains with me, but as much as they care about me, they do not really understand. They weren't brought up in that environment. The friends from my childhood are still a part of that religious culture, so there is no one from my past that can relate to me either. My scars and healing process have been (and still are) very similar to yours. I am planning to read through all of your blog posts when I can. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194298951597068305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229462780883907840.post-84101807746728043042012-11-21T18:40:42.663-08:002012-11-21T18:40:42.663-08:00What an awesome description of the things to be gr...What an awesome description of the things to be grateful for on the other side of an oppressive religious past! A lot of this resonated with me, as does much of your writing. Happy Thanksgiving. :) Leahhttp://onceuponanartjournal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229462780883907840.post-59438694627630822052012-11-20T21:18:29.990-08:002012-11-20T21:18:29.990-08:00Awwww thanks, that's so sweet! You were defini...Awwww thanks, that's so sweet! You were definitely one of the people I was thinking of when I wrote that second paragraph :D.Latebloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261932798380141520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229462780883907840.post-46794431705583271702012-11-20T20:29:53.072-08:002012-11-20T20:29:53.072-08:00Beautiful post ~ I'm so thankful to have met y...Beautiful post ~ I'm so thankful to have met you that Wednesday at Harmony <3 E is lucky to have K in her life, too :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com