With yet another tearful hour today after reading this message...Just this week I have become the shunned (step) daughter....so I (and many,many others) share in the heartache that comes from our loved ones need to obey and be found favorable in the eyes of those coldhearted men who are "protecting the flock" from those who might lead others stray....such b*****it. While my "dad" tried to reason w/ them that I was his family they told him I was not his daughter even if he had raised me since the age of 2. It is his choice to be lead by their laws...but what happened to the "merciful god" I used to hear about? There is nothing merciful in the number of lives that have been distroyed and the families that have been torn apart.
I have spent many hours this week reading the stories of those who have similar and even more heart wrenching experiences than myself. I had no idea that there could be a place where so many people are willing to help others in any way they can.
Estee and mom I can only image how hard it is to loose your sons to such ignorance and arrogance. But you are both strong and have helped me in ways that you will never know.
So thank you all... for being there for those of us who are struggling thru the lose of our families.
Deb {soon it will mend}
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