A public letter to my mother, Bonnie Lock (aka Amber Adams) Dear Mom, Christmas is almost here and all I can think is “I can’t believe we’re celebrating another Christmas without Mom.” I think the last time I actually saw you was Christmas 2011. I’ve thought a lot about you over the last year, mostly as I rocked & sang to my daughter. I sometimes hear your voice singing those same s
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Did everyone get that same private message?
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I've been asked to remove my post or somehow recant it because it is "disparaging people who want to do real good". It turns out my post came up in a search for the name of the group & it was brought to my mother's attention. I will not remove the posts but I will apologize for perhaps using any negative words such as "insane" or "drinking the kool-aid&quo
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Thank you everyone for your concern & suggestions. At this point, there doesn't seem to be much we can do. We have tried begging & pleading, letting her know how incredibly sad we are, getting angry, reasoning...nothing works as she is convinced this is what she was meant to do & "someday we'll understand" & it's for the "greater good". I'
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Hello, Does anyone have any knowledge of or experience with the Imzaia Movement (http://www.imzaia.com/main/)? My mother (who went from Landmark/The Forum to Crimson Circle to this with probably a few other "out there" ideas/groups in between) is now FULLY immersed in this group. In fact, she recently cashed out her 401K from an old job, got a visa & went to Tintagel, UK where
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This is how it is to talk to my mother. You get nowhere, just going in circles until ultimately you just give up on the conversation entirely. It's pointless to get engaged in a conversation with someone like this.
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I am so SICK of hearing that lame excuse, "choice"! It's as if my mother wrote the comment above. Of course, if you strip EVERYTHING down to that you will see that ANYTHING that anyone EVER does is choice. Although, according to my mother, having an illness is a choice too. People w/cancer CHOOSE to have the disease?! But, according to her, on some soul level you chose that fo
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Hello all, My mother has been part of this group for a few years. It wasn't until recently that I was worried enough about it to do some research...here's why: She just recently was 1 of the "choosen 12" to go to a special workshop in the UK. She was "gifted" the airfare & places to stay (as she has NO money because this group has convinced her she has no
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