Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Speechless And Sad

I know it's the season to be thankful, the season to rejoice, the season to ground oneself. And don't get me wrong, I am thankful, I am looking forward to this season, and I'm fully prepared to hole myself in with the family for a few days and ground myself.

But it is really, really difficult for me to be thankful, or happy, or enjoy myself and my family when I read something like that.

Joy over at I Can Say Mama has written a post about it, and I couldn't agree more with her. What the book written by Michael and Debi Pearl suggests in terms of disciplining children is simply too sick for me to wrap my head around. And I cannot fathom how parents, who should love their children, can bring themselves to listen to these people, who claim to be Christians and obviously run a very profitable charity.

Because of the "parenting" book these people have written, at least three children have died under horrible circumstances, dying from exposure and malnutrition or massive soft tissue damage from "harmless" beatings with platic tubing, which Mr. Pearl suggests in his book to be harmless but painful while not leaving marks on the child that could alarm the authorities.

This shows that they knew it was wrong. If it had been fine, why would authorities get alarmed? And why did those parents don't throw the book in the trash as soon as they read that passage. Were they so overwhelmed by the responsibility of being a parent that they grasped any straw there was or were they plain and simple sadists? How would any parent want that their children obey because they are terrified of them? I want our girls to love me, to hug me, to run over me when I come home because they're happy I'm back, not run into their rooms and hide as soon as they hear my foot steps. But exactly that is what's going to happen. Those poor children will be traumatized for the rest of their lives. They will probably not be able to trust anyone, as from earliest childhood on they learned that they couldn't. And this makes me so incredibly sad I have no words for it.

Surely, these people have not ever opened the New Testament, as it mentions how precious a gift children are. How can these people suggest to beat babies as young as 6 months? It is impossible to discipline or train babies that age. And no child of any age should be "trained". Children aren't dogs but human beings who learn by watching and imitating their parents and other people around them. I can already see so much of myself in our daughters, it is scary sometimes. They are the best mirrors in the world to how me who I am, and beaue of them, I try my best every single day to be a better person.

What I hope for during this season that people and companies wake up, raise awareness and stop these truly evil people from distributing their work of horror to any more people. In my opinion, the Pearl should be held accountable for all those children's deaths as accomplice. There is nothing to bring those poor children back to life, but it can save the lives of many others. Visit the page I linked to above, sign the petition, share the article, and raise awareness. Let's all make this world a little bit safer for the most vulnerable, but probably also most important members of our society.

10 comments:

  1. No words and definitely sickened by what you shared here. I am really not sure how or why people think certain ways, but there is never a reason why beatings of small kids should be excepted. I will totally share and sign whatever petition needs to be signed. So thank you for sharing and bringing this to our attention, Stephanie.

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    1. I'm so with you, Janine! The more I read about it, the less I could believe what I was reading. How can anyone in the world suggest to beat babies? But then again, how can parents do those things suggested in the book to their kids. Lots of questions, no answers. Thank you so much for supporting the cause of getting this book banned, Janine! There must be a limit to freedom of speech, and this limit is when it hurts others.

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  2. Oh my goodness, I feel sick just reading about this. How did that book ever get published in the first place? There are some evil, evil people in the world out there claiming to be Christians. They are wolves in sheeps' clothing; the devil masterfully disguised. Children are God's way of reminding us how we should live our lives as adults. I'm going to go and read Joy's post now and I'm going to hold my little ones especially close to me after reading this. Sending you love and hugs. xoxo

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    1. I believe the book was published by the Pearls' ministry. According to the article, the ministry makes over a million dollars a year. Enough money to put out lots of sick garbage. Do me a favor and sign the petition on the bottom of the webpage with the article to help getting this book banned from Amazon. Thank you so much for your comment, Lizzy!

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  3. Just hopped over to Joy's blog to read...horrible. I really have no words for this. Thanks for passing the info.

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    1. There are indeed no words for those atrocities. Please support the cause of having this book banned from Amazon and share the info. Thanks so much, Lisa!

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  4. I love that you picked up the subject and wrote about it, too! xoxo Thank you so much! The more it is spread, the more likely something will be done against it.

    Also, I am totally with you that the Pearl's should be held accountable for the deaths of these children!

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    1. It just didn't get out of my mind, Joy. Simply had to get the word out. Thank you for sharing the news to begin with. *hugs*

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  5. Oh my goodness! That "ministry" makes me SICK!!!!!!! They give Christians SUCH a bad name and are absolutely NOT acting in line with anything the Bible says. Those precious children who have to suffer through the torture parents inflict on them because of this "ministry" is heartbreaking! Augh! (Yeah, I'm a little passionate about this)

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    1. I totally agree with you, Susannah. I hope I got the point across that I don't think that these people are Christians. No true Christian would ever put out atrocities like that. I think that all people who have a heart feel passionate about this issue, and I hope that there will be enough people not buying from Amazon this season to show them that it's not ok to distribute filth like that for a little bit of profit!

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