Hi Needinganswers. I was in CP in the mid 1980's. The "teaching" was nothing officially discouraging marriage or kids, but it was made clear that they would not necessarily put you on the same team or even pull you off the road when you had a baby. The needs of the "mission" dictated...in other words, your life was theirs to spend as they saw fit. Looking back, I see that
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Speaking from my own personal experience, I dunno. Aside from endless pointless argument about what recover is/was/may be, there will always be aftershocks and emotional landmines that hit you without warning, each with it's own level of severity. I was 2 1/2 years in an pseudo-religious organization that used all the classic mind control techniques and got out 35 years ago. Just the other
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I check back on this thread only sporadically. I now regret not checking back sooner, Amy. I remember your family fondly. I felt, even at that time, that they were genuinely good people. I cannot imagine how that toxic atmosphere warped your childhood. -John
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I am a former and recovering EX-CP'er. I served my sentence between 86 and 89. To this day I still have nightmares that somehow I have been tricked back "in" and I am trying to escape. Guess that introduces my view on the organization. I remember you, Mr Fugate. I can say I remember you, while not fondly, at least without rancor. Marjoe2 wrote on Oct 8, 2010 that she cha
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