Laura
@lauraengram.bsky.social
Mom. Author. Business woman. Cult survivor and life-long learner. Trans, humanist, lover of free thought.
... when push comes to shove. I realize it will just be there. It will just come out. And the best I can do is prepare for the worst and try to be safe... But I won't be able to stop being who I am in the moment.
February 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
... when push comes to shove. I realize it will just be there. It will just come out. And the best I can do is prepare for the worst and try to be safe... But I won't be able to stop being who I am in the moment.
... Not for something that wasn't me...
But now this is me. I know it like I know that I am alive. It doesn't matter what they bring. I can't help but live and I can try and hide and save face and protect myself. But I'll still say who I am and defend it despite the consequences...
But now this is me. I know it like I know that I am alive. It doesn't matter what they bring. I can't help but live and I can try and hide and save face and protect myself. But I'll still say who I am and defend it despite the consequences...
February 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
... Not for something that wasn't me...
But now this is me. I know it like I know that I am alive. It doesn't matter what they bring. I can't help but live and I can try and hide and save face and protect myself. But I'll still say who I am and defend it despite the consequences...
But now this is me. I know it like I know that I am alive. It doesn't matter what they bring. I can't help but live and I can try and hide and save face and protect myself. But I'll still say who I am and defend it despite the consequences...
... the thing about it wasnt at all what I was ashamed of. I mean I was a kid, to start with, but I felt the same into my adulthood... And the thing was... truly... That it wasn't me. I didn't believe it, and I knew, deep down, that I'd never take it that far. Not for something I didn't believe...
February 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
... the thing about it wasnt at all what I was ashamed of. I mean I was a kid, to start with, but I felt the same into my adulthood... And the thing was... truly... That it wasn't me. I didn't believe it, and I knew, deep down, that I'd never take it that far. Not for something I didn't believe...
... to die for my faith. And I used to wonder how the hell someone wouldn't just renounce their faith, if they could... Which JWs did have that option, unlike the Jews... So I used to wonder how and why. And I would fear there was no way I could go through with that... That I was a coward... But...
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
... to die for my faith. And I used to wonder how the hell someone wouldn't just renounce their faith, if they could... Which JWs did have that option, unlike the Jews... So I used to wonder how and why. And I would fear there was no way I could go through with that... That I was a coward... But...
Nothing will stop that if that's how they are going to be.
Remember, I grew up in a cult. And that cult Jehovahs Witnesses, were also put into concentration camps during the Holocaust. And I grew up hearing those stories and being told that I will be pressured for my faith. That I may need...
Remember, I grew up in a cult. And that cult Jehovahs Witnesses, were also put into concentration camps during the Holocaust. And I grew up hearing those stories and being told that I will be pressured for my faith. That I may need...
February 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Nothing will stop that if that's how they are going to be.
Remember, I grew up in a cult. And that cult Jehovahs Witnesses, were also put into concentration camps during the Holocaust. And I grew up hearing those stories and being told that I will be pressured for my faith. That I may need...
Remember, I grew up in a cult. And that cult Jehovahs Witnesses, were also put into concentration camps during the Holocaust. And I grew up hearing those stories and being told that I will be pressured for my faith. That I may need...