> In article <359AE2B0.32D75...@home.com>, Claire Swazey <swa...@home.com> wrote:

> > If my family were giving me a bad time about ANYTHING I am doing and
> > trying to get me to stop doing whatever it was I would DEFINITELY have a
> > problem with that.Wouldn't matter what it was, if it was what I wanted
> > to do and my folks were making my life purgatory over it, I would have
> > to either work with them to restore harmony in the family so that I
> > could do the things I wanted to do (as an adult) or I would have to look
> > long and hard at that relationship, whether I was connected with CofS or
> > not.

> Sure. Those are decisions adults make. You don't need the organization to
> which you belong to make them for you. You and I agree on that?

> > Tashback wrote:

> > > In article <359870B3.CB2D0...@home.com>, Claire Swazey
> <swa...@home.com> wrote:

> > > > Tashback wrote:

> > > <snip>

> > > > > You want to defend the concept that it's wise to disconnect from abusers
> > > > > and molesters? Gosh, yeah, that's a good idea. But that's not what
> > > > > Scientological disconnection is about, and you know it's not.

> > > > > Tash

> > > > I don't know any such thing. I refer you to my post wherein I described
> > > > my unusual family and the fact that I have never been asked or told to
> > > > disconnect from them.

> > > I see nothing unusual about your family situation. I know loads of people
> > > who have embraced faiths/beliefs different from those of their parents,
> > > and even the *idea* that their chosen churches/organizations would demand
> > > disconnection from family would be ludicrous. Why do you think your family
> > > is unusual?

> > let's see, Daddy was squirreling,Daddy was asking the church for his
> > money back (which he did get back),Mommy was rather vocal in her
> > opinions about the Church (really cool Mom,but can be rather
> > sharp-tongued) and other family member was in the psych ward with
> > slashed wrists,electroshock therapy,various psychotropic medications, I
> > was visiting her daily and I was under alot of pressure to support the
> > family at this time in supporting her therapy--nah, nothing unusual
> > about that.  Why, I bet 9 out of 10 Scn'ologists surveyed have the exact
> > same history. Sure,ok.

> That's my point; there is nothing unusual about it *outside of
> Scientology*. It's *normal* outside of Scientology to have parents who
> disagree with your choices and who are vocal about it. It's *normal* to
> have friends who make choices different from those you would make, and to
> support them in those choices because of the strength of the friendship
> (and also because they might be right and you might be wrong). There is
> nothing unusual in that. You seem to imply that it is unusual for a
> *Scientologist* to be in such a situation, and perhaps that's so. But it's
> not unusual outside of Scientology.

> <snip>

> > I have a couple other postings/replies on this as well with another
> > example or two.  I really have seen little or no demanding.

> OK. I look forward to reading your posts. I hope you will respond to DeoMorto.

> Tash