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May 10, 2006, 4:43 am PDT
05/10 Finding Allene and Mollie, Part 2
Quote From: purplepainWho lets kids this age decide what is best for themselves? Just because she is their mother doesn't mean that she automatically knows what is best for the girls. I don't agree with breaking the law but seems to me that the father was trying take the girls out of an environment in which they were uncomfortable. They didn't want to go to public school-she tried to force them, he took them out of that situation. They wanted to wear their brethren clothes, not watch t.v., or secular music. Instead of saying " I don't agree with this, but my daughters feelings and their well-being matters more" she said " You look weird and I can't go out in public with you" and "Here's some normal clothes and jewelry, don't you want to wear this?"
Regardless of whether she agreed with it or not, she could have at least supported their religious beliefs. They weren't satan worshippers or belonged to some cult that was holding young girls hostage. They belonged to a religion that has been around for hundreds of years and has a reputation for being peacemakers. Just because our children are our children doesn't mean they aren't born with their own opinions and beliefs and we need to speak with them and try to support them. This religion was not harming them, they seem very level headed and respectful.
They weren't brainwashed. They supported their father because he supported them. He saw them uncomfortable in their environment and instead of being like their mother who said "You'll be fine!" he listened to them and took them out of their uncomfortable environment. No wonder they want to live with him.
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