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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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    Amish Parental Love
    The Misfit Amish LLC
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    Amish Parental Love

    “It’s often taught as a transactional type of love”. What do I mean by this? It’s conditional on the Amish person or child complying with
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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
    173 views0 comments
    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
    159 views0 comments
    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?
    43 views0 comments
    "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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    Amish Abuse Awareness Conference #2
    Tammy Dannemiller
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 7 min

    Amish Abuse Awareness Conference #2

    Child abuse knows no barriers and no community can be free from protecting the children from perpetrators.
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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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    ASD and PTSD
    The Misfit Amish LLC
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    ASD and PTSD

    It has been excruciating at times. Sometimes, I've used prescribed medication to help me navigate the trauma that I needed to process in...
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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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    I Challenge You! Part 7 Amish Abuse Awareness Conference
    Mary Byler
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    I Challenge You! Part 7 Amish Abuse Awareness Conference

    Silence helps the perpetrators of crimes, never the victim.
    48 views0 comments
    Amish Abuse Awareness Conference Part 6
    Mary Byler
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Amish Abuse Awareness Conference Part 6

    I'd suggest reading Proverbs 31:10-31 an excerpt from that that stands out is "She speaks with wisdom,and faithful instruction is on her ton
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    Born Amish
    Mary Byler
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Born Amish

    We can elevate each other's voices to bridge the gap between the culture and share our humanity to hopefully create lasting change
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