Mary Byler
Liberation
This was an honor and tribute to the last twenty years since I escaped. A shout-out to all the folks I've met along the way.
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Hijack Hell
(The conversation about the arrest of an Anabaptist person for sexual abuse of a child being hijacked to say child sexual abuse is no...
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Kris
Oct 1, 20224 min read
The Truth of Being AFAB and Anabaptist
It doesn’t matter if the doctor said "it’s a girl" or "it’s a boy" neither is more valuable than the other. Both deserve equal rights.
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Sep 24, 20226 min read
Update 5: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
We found that the highest rates of child sexual abuse were among those who were born Anabaptist (49%)
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Aug 20, 20222 min read
Update 2 : CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
There is a significant difference in the child sexual abuse experiences of the people who are currently Anabaptist.
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Mary Byler
May 19, 20222 min read
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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Rue
Apr 2, 20222 min read
After
Sometimes, when we connect with fellow trauma survivors, we find moments of clarity and solidarity in discussing trauma experiences
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The Misfit Amish LLC
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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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Mary Byler
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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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The Misfit Amish LLC
Jan 15, 20223 min read
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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Mary Byler
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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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Mary Byler
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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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Hope Anne Dueck
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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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The Misfit Amish LLC
Nov 7, 20212 min read
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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Mary Byler
Oct 22, 20211 min read
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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The Misfit Amish LLC
Oct 22, 20211 min read
"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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Mary Byler
Oct 15, 20211 min read
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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Mary Byler
Sep 18, 20210 min read
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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