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Re: And again - well said
By:Gin
Date: Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 12:55 pm
In Response To: Re: And again - well said (Karen C)

That quote from Langone certainly rings a bell for me. Thanks for posting that.
Also, I can relate to being afraid of making mistakes. I know I "grabbed at straws" when trying to figure out the best way to do things with my circumstances with the kids.
I made a lot of mistakes, inconsistency being one of the biggest ones but considering what i had to work with, I think I did a pretty good job overall.

> Gin, I think you are right. I think that the
> separation of kids from their biological
> parents was very devastating. There were all
> kinds of excuses for doing that. Once we
> were out and it was just us and the kids, I
> had the hardest time making decisions about
> anything regarding the kids because I was so
> afraid of making mistakes. It was years
> before I realized it was okay if I made a
> mistake.

> One thing you said reminded me of a quote
> that I once read from Michael Langone, he is
> the psychologist from AFF who helps excult
> members -
> he said that "when cultists leave their
> group, the flood gates open up and they
> suffer. But they don't generally return to
> the cult because the suffering they
> experience after leaving the cult is more
> genuine than the 'happiness' they
> experienced while in it." I think that
> is very true in many cases.

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