And that dumbfuck Kirstie Alley always thinks she’s winning the argument with the ash tray.

LOL. Good one.

Me too. ♥

**tearing up** I’m all verklempt! <3 <3 <3.

His eye looks much better, but does not look like his normal eye. buth there is no longer any discharge. I have finished giving him his prescription of eyedrops and oral antibiotics. Overall, he looks so much more healthy and is no longer protruding ribs and shoulder blades. His fur is shiny. I have treated his fleas, earmites and worms. One minute he is snuggly and then he is a total ball of energy. He is a normal and sweet kitten and I adore him. My husband is beginning to soften to the fact that he will be part of our home. My other cat is not happy, but we have been sure to show her lots of love since bringing in Snuggly Ugly. I will be bringing him to the vet again this week so he can have a look at Snuggly’s eye and give me an updated prognosis. I remember reading somewhere years back, that in China, a one-eyed cat in your home is considered good luck. I know for sure, I am lucky to have this little baby in my home now as he was lucky I saved him Friday morning two weeks ago. We have a special understanding.

I can only imagine! And I get that you’re feeling like you’re between a rock and a hard place. It makes me remember words of a friend who was in for about as long as you — he eventually gave up the idea of salvaging the pieces about Scientology that he felt were valuable. He said “it’s like picking raisins out of turds.”

I considered religious colleges first because that would be the most acceptable option to their parents, even though the girls are old enough to make up their minds in at least a few cases. A problem of Quiverfull and other fundamentalist groups is that you lose everyone you know when you leave the group.

Hi Chikicita,
I was in for thirty years and suffered many abuses. The organization stinks and should be brought to justice for its deceits, fraudulent claims, and abuses. I think everyone at the Bunker feels that way.
And then there are the processes. The problem with talking about them, is that they exist within a corrupt system. It is hard to say, “Yeah but some of those were good” without sounding like you don’t appreciate the horribleness of the rest of it. Believe me, I do.
I guess I wish I could wave a magic wand and separate the processes from Big Brother and Dr. No, but I know that will never happen. Hard to explain. It was a very weird journey.

And another chart…also empirical data…(not political sloganeering…)

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