Millipede: Part 5

May 27, 2012 By 11 Comments
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by Millipede   Peevish men, wives who watched every word and worse they really embraced the submission beliefs. The wives would gripe very rarely about their husbands and the work and if they did they were sure to say that they weren’t in disagreement with the system, ,merely letting off a little steam. The women [...]

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Who Was That Masked Man? Part 4

May 25, 2012 By 7 Comments

by Calulu   When we last left this story every couple in our little circle of friends from church had been exposed as having at least one cheater.  Things don’t get any better ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Months pass , everything, everyone continues in a warped state of stalemate. Tom has been dumped by Alice but doesn’t come [...]

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Millipede: Part 4

May 23, 2012 By 6 Comments
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by Millipede Although the “dress code” was the most glaring example of our changing mindset.There were other changes which were just as bad if not worse in the long run. My husband started to implement “order in the home”. Although not as extreme as the other men, he considered himself the head of the household. [...]

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Who Was That Masked Man? Part 3

May 22, 2012 By 8 Comments

by Calulu When we last left everyone Tom was in and out of his home with Tina. Tina was determined to wait out his infidelity and we were trying to rally around Tina since she was disabled and alone. Things are about to get beyond strange, with the ripples affecting a number of families at [...]

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Unwrapping the Onion: Part 9: Starting a New Life

May 21, 2012 By 7 Comments

by Permission to Live This post is the final post in a series. Please click here to start with the series Introduction. It’s the spring of 2012 now, and we’ve moved to a new home in a new city and are making new friends and starting over. We’ve officially left the ministry and are making [...]

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