Creative Commons image courtesy of Pixabay, Wokandapix. I get lots of emails and blog comments from readers asking how they can help people like us who are leaving unhealthy homes and branching out into the world outside. Older families ask how they can help mentor us. Homeschool alums ask me how we can help othersContinueContinue reading “Want to help some homeschool alums today? Here’s how.”
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My escape from fundamentalist Christianity: 4 years after I left
Earlier this week, I said I’d be posting memories from my escape from the fundamentalist Christian cult that I grew up in. Today I’m telling it in pictures. May 20, 2012: I’ve just finished three years of college, and this is my last family vacation. We’re in Maine, around Kennebunkport and Camden. I’m not allowed toContinueContinue reading “My escape from fundamentalist Christianity: 4 years after I left”
That one time I chose freedom over soul death
This month marks four years since I escaped the cult. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, sometimes it feels like another lifetime ago. In the spirit of celebrating my independence, I’m posting something from the days when I was first learning to fly, slowly and painfully. This is an email I sent to some friends, afterContinueContinue reading “That one time I chose freedom over soul death”
My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt
Most people seem to either love or hate Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Two of my study buddies during my senior year of college couldn’t stand watching it because they don’t like awkward humor. And there are some problematic elements in the show. But nearly everyone agrees that I am basically Kimmy Schmidt. They watch the showContinueContinue reading “My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt”
Recognizing and supporting isolated fundamentalist homeschool kids
I took a social media break last month. I still blogged and kept in touch with a few friends, but I stopped reading my Facebook and Twitter feeds all the time. That’s not what my social media breaks used to look like. My social media breaks used to be the way that I covered forContinueContinue reading “Recognizing and supporting isolated fundamentalist homeschool kids”
Eleanor Skelton 