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    The Little Girl
    Mary Byler
    • May 20
    • 2 min

    The Little Girl

    The Little Girl 22 January 2006 By Mary Byler I can’t breathe, let me go, let me go… I screamed… I can’t see, let me go, let me go… …but no
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    After
    Rue
    • Apr 2
    • 2 min

    After

    Sometimes, when we connect with fellow trauma survivors, we find moments of clarity and solidarity in discussing trauma experiences
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    Come as You Are
    Mary Byler
    • Mar 2
    • 1 min

    Come as You Are

    Start by being present with us as we walk through this journey of finding the will to live after the horror and terror.
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    A Christmas Market
    Mary Byler
    • Jan 24
    • 2 min

    A Christmas Market

    There's a card with an inspirational story behind the earrings. I was speechless.
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    Amish Child’s Prayer
    The Misfit Amish LLC
    • Jan 15
    • 3 min

    Amish Child’s Prayer

    I heard there is joy & smiles to be had, I’ve done nothing wrong, why do I feel so bad? Who do I tell, where do I go? What do I reap
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    My Child Came Out: What Should I do?
    Mary Byler
    • Jan 3
    • 2 min

    My Child Came Out: What Should I do?

    Example: I love you, you are my child, whether you are gay, straight, bi, queer, trans or non-binary... Your sexual orientation or gender
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    Have you struggled with holidays?
    Mary Byler
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Have you struggled with holidays?

    Within many people there's a lot of grief around holidays. Part of the reason for me personally (and I can't speak for others; there may be)
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    Forgive?
    Mary Byler
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Forgive?

    "When you wrong someone and you ask for forgiveness, it is up to that person to choose whether to forgive you or not. "
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    Is it Verbal Porn?
    Hope Anne Dueck
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Is it Verbal Porn?

    Advocates are repeatedly having survivors get in touch with us after they have reached out to people who they thought were safe, only to be
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    An Open Letter to Religion
    The Misfit Amish LLC
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    An Open Letter to Religion

    Laying in bed, with my hood over my head, hugging my teddy bear wishing I was dead. That’s what it does to me.
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    Is Autism a Disability?
    Mary Byler
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Is Autism a Disability?

    When I can keep a job that I'm damn good at but can't organize my own house cleaning schedule?
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    "Coat Of Many Colors"
    The Misfit Amish LLC
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    "Coat Of Many Colors"

    I used to listen to this song "Coat of Many Colors, by Dolly Parton" (on my forbidden radio) on my bed with the blue Ohio Star quilt
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    How do Amish Handle Sexual Abuse of Children?
    Mary Byler
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    How do Amish Handle Sexual Abuse of Children?

    The Amish punish rapists and pedophiles by 6 weeks of shunning and then no one is to ever speak of it again.
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    Shunning
    Mary Byler
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 0 min

    Shunning

    "Today's always been a day where it can go one of two ways. And today I choose to continue living. "
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    Can You See Her?
    Mary Byler
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Can You See Her?

    Do you see her?
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    Do the Amish Really Sexually Abuse Children?
    Tara L Mitchell
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 8 min

    Do the Amish Really Sexually Abuse Children?

    the Amish are people, just like the rest of us. So, there is child sexual abuse among the Amish. Full. Stop. Period.
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    The Creation of The Misfit Amish
    Mary Byler
    • May 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Creation of The Misfit Amish

    18 May 2021 By: Mary Byler *Edited by "The Anonymous Athiest" How did I find myself creating an LLC? Where do I begin? I think I'll...
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