I'm glad to see that as ex-members we don't have to wear a T-Shirt blaring "I was in a Sex Cult -
Beware".

I appreciated what you wrote, and will think about it.

I had another question about children.

We left in 1992, but it took a few years before we "saw the light" concerning the doctrines of the cult.

Once I realised how terrible the doctrines were in the Family, I apoligised to my kids, and talked about how wrong it was what went down in the Family.

There came out then an outpouring of terrible stories that had happened to them, the boys had suffered physical abuse from the overseers (and sexual abuse from older teens), to sexual abuse of my older daughter by an adult male.

These are things that they had never told me of, and I had been ignorant of what had happened to them because of being sent out on a daily basis to raise support.

It was horrible to discover all these things, but the kids after talking about it seem to be able to move on with their lives.

They are now adults, and I sometimes wonder if their past will rise up and haunt them. (take for example if something happens I wonder if it is because of their past, or just the normal things people go through) They seem to be able to laugh at the past now, and will tease me about the craziness of it.

I guess I'm wondering if you have seen cases where the children as adults have problems in their future.

When speaking to one of my children, he mentioned how naughty he was as a child, and he deserved the harsh punishment. This to me was disturbing, as he may have been more creative but he definetly didn't deserve the harsh punishment that was inflicted on him. I told him so, but I guess I just worry, that the things they saw and suffered in cult, may haunt them later on in life and should I do something more active about it?