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Post by km on Oct 28, 2009 12:53:52 GMT -5
Erika: I'm also curious about this Mr. Thompson's strong influence on your family. I mean... How did your parents get to the point that they would allow a stranger such sway over family decisions? From your blog posts, it really sounds as if this happened overnight. One minute, you were leading a normal life in a relatively liberal evangelical church, and the next.... You were forced to give up everything you loved and start wearing the prairie dresses.
Oh, and by the way... *Skirts all the time in Vermont and Pennsylvania??* That's just cruel; those are *cold* states.
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Post by krwordgazer on Oct 31, 2009 22:29:45 GMT -5
I don't have a lot to say that hasn't already been said, but I share the sense of flabbergasted-ness at the idea that you were supposed to "cling to," instead of resenting, the ones who had taken away from you everything that you enjoyed, as well as your budding self-identity in being able to dress in ways that expressed yourself, choose your own friends and activities, and so on.
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Post by cereselle on Nov 3, 2009 21:34:39 GMT -5
What Thompson is advocating here is Stockholm Syndrome. The fact that he thinks parents should treat their kids like hostages speaks volumes.
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Post by barbaraw on Nov 10, 2009 5:56:50 GMT -5
What Thompson is advocating here is Stockholm Syndrome. The fact that he thinks parents should treat their kids like hostages speaks volumes. Yes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2009 0:03:23 GMT -5
Someone tell me when/how this became the defacto "Uniform" of "true" Christian womanhood? These WERE fashionable in the late 80s/early 90s, but how did they become the epitome of all that is righteous? My suspicion is that it started out because they're relatively easy to sew, and because they're relatively shapeless you don't have to worry as much about fitting them properly to a particular body type. When I sew, one of the biggest headaches is adjusting the pattern to fit the fact that I'm a good 5 inches taller than average, and I can imagine if you're sewing for a dozen people and planning on handing down clothes, it's a lot easier to not to have to worry about adjusting the pattern. Denim jumpers are coming back into high fashion though. The latest Stella McCartney runway show had a lot of denim jumpers that reminded me all too much of the homeschool jumpers. My family was never the QF/patriarchal variety of homeschoolers so we steered clear of the denim jumper but even so, I think that's one look that no matter how hip it becomes, I don't think I could ever wear because it's too closely associated in my mind with all of the worst elements of the whole homeschooling universe. My folks just got back from vacation visiting all the relatives and I felt so bad for my cousin's kids who were all dressed in denim and jumpers in the pictures.
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Post by margybargy on Nov 19, 2009 4:47:29 GMT -5
Someone tell me when/how this became the defacto "Uniform" of "true" Christian womanhood? These WERE fashionable in the late 80s/early 90s, but how did they become the epitome of all that is righteous? My suspicion is that it started out because they're relatively easy to sew, and because they're relatively shapeless you don't have to worry as much about fitting them properly to a particular body type. When I sew, one of the biggest headaches is adjusting the pattern to fit the fact that I'm a good 5 inches taller than average, and I can imagine if you're sewing for a dozen people and planning on handing down clothes, it's a lot easier to not to have to worry about adjusting the pattern. Denim jumpers are coming back into high fashion though. The latest Stella McCartney runway show had a lot of denim jumpers that reminded me all too much of the homeschool jumpers. My family was never the QF/patriarchal variety of homeschoolers so we steered clear of the denim jumper but even so, I think that's one look that no matter how hip it becomes, I don't think I could ever wear because it's too closely associated in my mind with all of the worst elements of the whole homeschooling universe. My folks just got back from vacation visiting all the relatives and I felt so bad for my cousin's kids who were all dressed in denim and jumpers in the pictures. Hmm. Another fundie mystery solved.
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Post by ronja on Nov 19, 2009 14:01:12 GMT -5
What Thompson is advocating here is Stockholm Syndrome. The fact that he thinks parents should treat their kids like hostages speaks volumes. That was my first thought, too, when reading the post. I don't know if Thompson's dogma sounds more scary or disgusting - it's definitely both. Thank you Erika for courageously sharing your story! (((hugs))) for those who want and/or need them, Ronja
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