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MindPilot

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Sat Apr-19-08 10:53 AM
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16. that's how I grew up; yes it is abusive

Edited on Sat Apr-19-08 10:56 AM by MindPilot

I would try to find hiding places where god couldn't see me. I knew that if I was bad god would send jesus to take me away. Add that to the idea that you never know exactly what constituted bad at any given moment and that it was impossible for anyone to ever be good enough for god to like you, it was pretty messed up.

Looking back, yeah, it was abuse.

About the time--around 7--I figured out there was no Santa Claus, it became apparent that god fit the same category of childhood myths to be left behind.

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