Y-Not, is there a reason why you are crossposting to AFP? You've done
it more than once now.
The article about the Mormon boys came from a Yahoo link.
The Feds are after this "renegade" Mormon leader and want to make an
example of him. If you read this article and others about him, it reads
a lot like government propaganda. It seems they always hire the same
like-minded writers for that sort of drivel. This is not to say that I
like this Mormon guy. I think he's a bum. But I won't be surprised to
see a Utah "Waco" going down soon.
In article <180620050326574495%$9+-Y-Not@here.com>,
"::Y-Not::" <$9+-Y-Not@here.com> wrote:
> In article <X6Mse.1$Rg.0@fe04.news.easynews.com>, abc
> <abc@INVALIDxyz.org> wrote:
>
> > On 17-Jun-2005, "::Y-Not::" <$9+-Y-Not@here.com> wrote:
> >
> > <snip 556 lines of nothing>
> >
> > Wot a silly little man you are, Y-Not, and no mistake. Can't you see that
> > troll is simply yanking your chain and making you dance to his tune
> > whenever
> > he decides to appear? Because of some worthless words of some worthless
> > troll, *You*, the great *Y-Not*, decide to inflict your unintelligable
> > babble on any group you decide to pick out of the hat. Give it a rest, man.
> > Save yourself for the important things in life.
> >
> > How are your fingers?
> >
> > --
> > abc
> > (Gone, but not forgotten)
>
>
> Hi abc, nice to see you again! :-)
>
> Actually, he is no more a Troll than YOU were, not that you've changed.
>
> He's doing exactly what YOU did. So much so that I thought he was you.
> Ah, you aren't?
>
> As for the "unintelligible" bit, well, not everyone has the problems
> you seem to have with comprehending my posts.
> A little reminder here. No one has to read what I post, especially if
> they don't like them, or don't want to make the effort to understand
> them.
>
> What hat? My computer doesn't wear any.
>
> Now we get to the fingers. They've just recovered from getting all
> sliced up from upgrading my main Mac. While it's more than twice as
> fast now, I'm not. :-)
>
> "The important things in things in life", are being the best person you
> can be, and helping others. These I do. It's why I'm here. How about
> you?
>
> You snipped my post. You knew what would happen, so it does. It's YOUR
> choice.
>
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Y Not
>
>
> "We can only love others,
> to the extent with which we love ourselves."
>
>
> [restored post:]
>
> > In article <Xns9678950CAE6A9WhyNottherecom@140.99.99.130>, Why-Not
> > <$9+-Y-Not@there.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "::Y-Not::" <$9+-Y-Not@here.com> wrote in
> > > news:170620050231444423%$9+-Y-Not@here.com:
> > >
> > > > In article
> > > > <budgetyellowsnow-D2252F.10241615062005@news.titannews.com>,
> > > > ++TedAlan++ <budgetyellowsnow@cdc.gov> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> In case anyone reading Y-not's important reminder of our
> > > >> status as a fledgling sentient race of beings feels he is
> > > >> "reaching" or "rationalizing" the existence of boylove through
> > > >> the ages, please follow this link and read this article for
> > > >> confirmation of the premise he puts forward as to the reason
> > > >> why it is evolutionarily advantageous for adult males of our
> > > >> species to feel an attraction and affections for boys:
> > > >>
> > > >> http://ktla.trb.com/news/nationworld/nation/ktla-na-lostboys13j
> > > >> un13-lat,0 ,837422.story?coll=ktla-news-1
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> By no means is this instinct's presence and excuse to ABUSE
> > > >> boys, but it explains the compulsion to spend intimate time
> > > >> with people who otherwise would be considered a threat to an
> > > >> intelligent predator.
> > > Thank you for the link.
> >
> > You should thank him directly, not in a post to me.
> >
> > You thank him for a link that supports part of what I wrote, but you
> > don't thank me for the original post, the value of which he is
> > expressing. Why? It's obvious. You don't want this information to be
> > public.
> > Some may think you do this because you dislike me. But no, anyone of
> > intelligence knows that good information is just that, and NOT who it
> > comes from, and would support the sharing of it, in spite of personal
> > dislikes. We all know that if you attack the person who is sharing good
> > information, for sharing it, you also attack that very information, and
> > that you can't have it both ways. If you value the information, you
> > have to value the provider of it. Since this is so obvious, it's also
> > obvious that because you attack the poster who is sharing this
> > information, you don't want it posted.
> > Of course, if you claim not to understand or accept what I just said,
> > you will completely prove my above statements. :-)
> >
> > > >
> > > > I think that your post should have been with the thread where I
> > > > posted, or at least in my discussion group, for a wider
> > > > readership.
> > > Why?
> >
> > I suggest you look at your "in the wrong place at the wrong time"
> > comment. For YOU, there isn't any good time or place for these kinds of
> > posts, because you prefer people to be ignorant.
> >
> > > >
> > > > I have long studied the various sexualities, with the goal of
> > > > answering the question of WHY. The differenses are too marked
> > > > and prevalient, not to have had some evolutionary justification
> > > > for them. There is much supporting information that I didn't
> > > > include in my post, because I wanted to leave the topics open
> > > > for discussion, which doesn't seem to have happened.
> > > I wonder why?
> >
> > I don't wonder, I know. It's because I told people not to, before. Now
> > I am saying it's OK.
> > People are afraid to engage in this kind of discussion because of
> > Trolls like YOU who will disrupt it, just as you are doing now.
> >
> > > > Too bad. I
> > > > had been planning that post for two years, waiting for just the
> > > > right setup to reply to, with it. I thought there would be some
> > > > interest. I guess I was wrong.
> > > TWO YEARS! You waited TWO WHOLE YEARS then you blew it by posting
> > > in the wrong place at the wrong time!
> >
> > What would have been the right place? Is five groups not enough places
> > for you?
> > It can be reposted as many times as needed. So, what is blown here,
> > except your brains out your nose?
> >
> > I'm a reactive poster. I reply to things that act as springboards to
> > what I plan to express. Presenting new ideas before people are ready
> > for them, doesn't work well.
> > This is the right time and place(s) for this, for many reasons beyond
> > just the obvious. I'm not guessing. Many times in the past two years,
> > I've asked people if they were interested in having these subjects
> > explored. The ONLY one who expressed any real interest then (in
> > public), was KidHacker. That wasn't enough, so I waited for a time when
> > this issue would have current relevance. Now it does, so I posted it.
> > The other subjects of equal importance, in this series, can wait for
> > when there are the right kinds of situations for them. I've already, in
> > previous posts in asbl, touched lightly on some of these future issues
> > for exploration.
> >
> > > Hehehehehehehe! I wait all
> > > of TWO MINUTES before I send a post and I get an answer from you
> > > every single time. I can give you posting lessons if you need em.
> > > How galling it must be that a whole audience are not hanging on
> > > your every word, begging to join in with a discussion with the
> > > Master. You could of got REFEREE and HIGH and others to join in
> > > but it would have been TOO obvius.
> >
> > Of course you got a response. You replied to me. Most of those DO get a
> > response. Haven't you noticed this? Or are you just being dense?
> >
> > I don't post for my own gratification. I post what would benefit
> > others, according to my stated goals. I respond to posts I can USE, to
> > further those goals. Most often, I reply to the stupid selfish idiots
> > who oppose ethical conduct, to show better ways of behavior.
> > As a reactive poster, I need opposition to be effective. If I don't
> > have opposition, I have to make people do it. [fake evil grin]
> > People like YOU enable me to do my job. Thanks a lot! :-)
> >
> > I haven't been in contact with those two for over a month, or I WOULD
> > have invited them to join the discussion, even though I know that Ref
> > wouldn't be interested. The people who I HAVE been in private contact
> > with, don't seem to have anything to contribute to it in public, beyond
> > our private discussions. Anyway, that would be old news to me, and they
> > don't care to expose themselves to people like YOU. I was hoping to
> > have people who I haven't been in private contact with, help out with
> > this, because I hope to learn from them, which is something you
> > obviously oppose.
> >
> > > > Hey, just think about what else I have ready to post. :-)
> > > Wait ANOTHER two years why don'cha?
> >
> > You'd like that, I'd bet. Suppression if information is your Trollish
> > goal.
> > By opposing me and what I do, you are also opposing a lot of people who
> > value all of this. Even those who dislike me, value and USE my help. I
> > see that all the time. It's actually quite amusing. Well, you are
> > amusing me too, the way a misbehaving todler does.
> >
> > > --
> > > Why_Not? Because YOU said so.
> >
> > So, now we know. You don't want to be posted what would be of
> > significant benefit to everyone here. The conclusion from this is that
> > you are a Troll, of the worst kind. You want people to be ignorant.
> >
> > You snipped my post, knowing full well what the consequence would be,
> > so you wanted it to happen. Hello Fort, here we come! :-)
> >
> >
> > Y Not
> >
> >
> > [snipped post restored:]
> >
> > > In article <budgetyellowsnow-D2252F.10241615062005@news.titannews.com>,
> > > ++TedAlan++ <budgetyellowsnow@cdc.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In case anyone reading Y-not's important reminder of our status as a
> > > > fledgling sentient race of beings feels he is "reaching" or
> > > > "rationalizing" the existence of boylove through the ages, please
> > > > follow
> > > > this link and read this article for confirmation of the premise he puts
> > > > forward as to the reason why it is evolutionarily advantageous for
> > > > adult
> > > > males of our species to feel an attraction and affections for boys:
> > > >
> > > > http://ktla.trb.com/news/nationworld/nation/ktla-na-lostboys13jun13-lat,
> > > > 0
> > > > ,837422.story?coll=ktla-news-1
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > By no means is this instinct's presence and excuse to ABUSE boys, but
> > > > it
> > > > explains the compulsion to spend intimate time with people who
> > > > otherwise
> > > > would be considered a threat to an intelligent predator.
> > >
> > > I didn't address "through the ages" with that post, just the
> > > pre-cultural and minimal culture ages. That was anthropology.
> > > For the more recent ages, and the social benefits (affecting societies'
> > > survival) of such things, we would need to go into sociology. There is
> > > MUCH more there than you may think.
> > > Hint:
> > > Contraception, or rather, the lack of it.
> > >
> > > If it wouldn't put your personal security at risk, I would be
> > > interested to know how you came across this. It's possible, if I know,
> > > that I may be able to find more of the like.
> > >
> > > Well, it's not as bad as asking where the movies come from. :-)
> > >
> > > I think that your post should have been with the thread where I posted,
> > > or at least in my discussion group, for a wider readership.
> > >
> > > I have long studied the various sexualities, with the goal of answering
> > > the question of WHY. The differenses are too marked and prevalient, not
> > > to have had some evolutionary justification for them.
> > > There is much supporting information that I didn't include in my post,
> > > because I wanted to leave the topics open for discussion, which doesn't
> > > seem to have happened. Too bad. I had been planning that post for two
> > > years, waiting for just the right setup to reply to, with it.
> > > I thought there would be some interest. I guess I was wrong.
> > >
> > > Hey, just think about what else I have ready to post. :-)
> > >
> > > Another word about security:
> > > I caution people to be VERY careful about following web links in the
> > > posts in these groups. For many people, doing this could place them in
> > > great danger. In some countries, it's a punishable offense just to
> > > visit some sites, and who knows how protected our readers are from
> > > viruses and spyware that they could inadvertently download from some of
> > > these places? After all, not everyone owns a Mac. :-)
> > >
> > > Because of security reasons, I think it's a good idea to post the
> > > actual article, where feasible, and include the web link for the more
> > > ah, adventurous readers.
> > > So, the article follows after my sign off.
> > >
> > >
> > > Take care,
> > >
> > >
> > > Y Not
> > >
> > >
> > > *************************************************
> > > The article:
> > >
> > > From the Los Angeles Times
> > >
> > > COLUMN ONE
> > >
> > > Lost to the Only Life They Knew
> > >
> > > Officials say more than 400 teenage boys have fled or been driven from
> > > a polygamous sect.
> > >
> > > By David Kelly
> > > Times Staff Writer
> > >
> > > June 13, 2005
> > >
> > > ST. GEORGE, Utah -- Abandoned by his family, faith and community,
> > > Gideon Barlow arrived here an orphan from another world.
> > >
> > > At first, he played the tough guy, aloof and hard. But when no one was
> > > watching, he would cry.
> > >
> > > The freckle-faced 17-year-old said he was left to fend for himself
> > > last year after being forced out of Colorado City, Ariz., a town about
> > > 40 miles east of here, just over the state line.
> > >
> > > "I couldn't see how my mom would let them do what they did to me," he
> > > said.
> > >
> > > When he tried to visit her on Mother's Day, he said, she told him to
> > > stay away. When he begged to give her a present, she said she wanted
> > > nothing.
> > >
> > > "I am dead to her now," he said.
> > >
> > > or been driven out of the polygamous enclaves of Hildale, Utah, and
> > > Colorado City over the last four years.
> > >
> > > His stated offenses: wearing short-sleeved shirts, listening to CDs
> > > and having a girlfriend. Other boys say they were booted out for going
> > > to movies, watching television and staying out past curfew.
> > >
> > > Some say they were sometimes given as little as two hours' notice
> > > before being driven to St. George or nearby Hurricane, Utah, and left
> > > like unwanted pets along the road.
> > >
> > > Authorities say the teens aren't really being expelled for what they
> > > watch or wear, but rather to reduce competition for women in places
> > > where men can have dozens of wives.
> > >
> > > "It's a mathematical thing. If you are marrying all these girls to one
> > > man, what do you do with all the boys?" said Utah Atty. Gen. Mark
> > > Shurtleff, who has had boys in his office crying to see their mothers.
> > > "People have said to me: 'Why don't you prosecute the parents?' But the
> > > kids don't want their parents prosecuted; they want us to get the No. 1
> > > boys."
> > >
> > > The 49-year-old Jeffs is the prophet, or leader, of the Fundamentalist
> > > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The FLDS, as it is known,
> > > controls Hildale and Colorado City.
> > >
> > > The sect, which broke from the Mormon Church more than a century ago,
> > > has between 10,000 and 15,000 members. It believes in "plural
> > > marriage," that a man must have at least three wives to reach the
> > > highest levels of heaven. The Mormon Church forbids polygamy and
> > > excommunicates those who practice it.
> > >
> > > Polygamy is also illegal, and in recent weeks law enforcement has
> > > turned up the heat on the FLDS.
> > >
> > > On Friday, Jeffs was indicted in Arizona on charges that he had
> > > arranged a marriage between a 28-year-old man, who was already married,
> > > and a 16-year-old girl.
> > >
> > > He faces two years in prison if convicted, though he hasn't been
> > > arrested and is thought to be in Texas.
> > >
> > > A few days earlier, a Utah judge froze the assets of the United Effort
> > > Plan, an FLDS trust that owns most of the homes and land in the
> > > polygamous towns. And on May 24, the records of the financially
> > > troubled Colorado City Unified School District were seized to prevent
> > > any evidence of potential wrongdoing from being spirited away,
> > > according to the Arizona attorney general's office.
> > >
> > > At the same time, Jeffs is being sued by five of the Lost Boys, who
> > > claim he conspired to banish them so church elders would have less
> > > competition for wives.
> > >
> > > Jeffs has not responded to the lawsuit, filed in Utah's 3rd District
> > > Court, leaving him open to a default judgment from the bench.
> > >
> > > "There is a virtual Taliban down there. You tell people this stuff
> > > happens and they don't believe it," said Dan Fischer, a former FLDS
> > > member and dentist living outside Salt Lake City who helps educate and
> > > house the exiled teens. The exodus "has been far more dramatic in the
> > > last year."
> > >
> > > FLDS officials rarely speak to the media. But church lawyer Rodney
> > > Parker, who isn't a member of the faith, said some of the ousted boys
> > > were delinquents or proved unable to live up to the community's strict
> > > moral code.
> > >
> > > "I think many are minimizing their own behavior," he said. "These
> > > places are very different and very strange. But broad-stroke claims
> > >
> > > About half a dozen boys who spoke recently say it's all too real.
> > >
> > > Tom Sam Steed said he was put on "religious probation" at 15 for
> > > sneaking off to see the film "Charlie's Angels." Shortly after, he said
> > > he was ejected from the FLDS, living temporarily in a tool shed. When
> > > he begged to return to the church, he said he was refused.
> > >
> > > "I was really into the religion. I would have been the first to drink
> > > the poison Kool-Aid," said Steed, now 19. "I felt [the faith] was the
> > > only way to go to heaven."
> > >
> > > He said he made a personal plea to Jeffs, meeting him in a Colorado
> > > City print shop.
> > >
> > > "He told me I wasn't welcome," Steed said. "And on the way out he
> > > said: 'Just to let you know, when the final devastation comes, you will
> > > be destroyed.' I believed it completely. If you are told your whole
> > > life the Earth is flat, what else would you believe?"
> > >
> > > Many of the exiled boys express affection for their hometowns, but
> > > seldom for the FLDS.
> > >
> > > "It wasn't so bad until I got some knowledge of the world and saw how
> > > they treated us," said John Jessop, 16, who said he was thrown out two
> > > years ago. "I would definitely go live there again with my family. It's
> > > a great place, but I want no part of the religion."
> > >
> > > Once children are expelled, the FLDS forbids parents from visiting
> > > them, and violating the rule can result in eviction from their
> > > church-owned homes, say state authorities and former town residents.
> > > Many parents sever all ties to their sons.
> > >
> > > In some cases, families outside the communities have unofficially
> > > adopted the boys.
> > >
> > > That's what happened to Gideon. A Mormon couple, Stacha and Neil
> > > Glauser of St. George, took him in.
> > >
> > > "Taking Gideon was an impulsive thing," said Stacha Glauser, a
> > > 47-year-old hairdresser with two other teenagers. "I just couldn't
> > > stand seeing a kid kicked out into the streets."
> > >
> > > As a child, she heard strange stories about the polygamous towns,
> > > stories of men with dozens of wives, hundreds of children and homes the
> > > size of barns.
> > >
> > > According to Gideon, he is one of 71 children born to his father,
> > > 73-year-old Dan Barlow, and his father's eight wives.
> > >
> > > The Barlows were among Colorado City's first settlers and have served
> > > as political leaders and lawmen. Gideon's father was mayor.
> > >
> > > But last year Jeffs called a meeting. He announced that Dan Barlow and
> > > 20 other men were being expelled. His reasons were never fully
> > > explained.
> > >
> > > Then he "reassigned" their wives and children to other men, say local
> > > authorities and witnesses.
> > >
> > > "Warren said, 'All who agree with the decision stand up,' and I stood
> > > up," Gideon said. "I stood because I was scared. My dad left that day."
> > >
> > > listening to music, wearing short-sleeved shirts and mingling with
> > > girls. The pressure built. His mother made a pile of his CDs and shirts
> > > to toss out. Finally, he said, Jeffs gave the order for him to leave.
> > >
> > > When Gideon called his exiled father in St. George for help, he was
> > > rebuffed.
> > >
> > > "He told me we had two different goals," Gideon said. "He wanted to
> > > get back into the community and said he couldn't help me."
> > >
> > > Dan Barlow could not be reached for comment.
> > >
> > > Gideon was staying with friends in St. George when the Glausers heard
> > > of his plight from a woman sympathetic to the Lost Boys.
> > >
> > > "When Gideon came, he didn't know how to act around people," Stacha
> > > Glauser said. "This was like a foreign country for him."
> > >
> > > Like many kids from his hometown, Gideon's poor education left his
> > > vocabulary wanting. When he was hungry, for instance, he asked Glauser
> > > to "build" him something to eat.
> > >
> > > "I met his mother once; she was just a baby when she had him," Glauser
> > > said. "I told her she had a really wonderful son. She said she did the
> > > best she could, and that was it."
> > >
> > > Last summer, five of the boys who left Colorado City and Hildale filed
> > > their lawsuit, claiming they were excommunicated unfairly. Gideon is
> > > not part of the suit.
> > >
> > > Joanne Suder, a Baltimore lawyer and lead counsel in the case, said
> > > the expulsions had resulted in emotional and psychological damage to
> > > her clients.
> > >
> > > "They are clearly trying to get rid of the competition. Warren Jeffs
> > > himself is reputed to have 70 wives," Suder said. "These kids are
> > > kicked out and lose the only world they ever knew. They leave without
> > > an education and can have no further contact with their family. It's
> > > horrible."
> > >
> > > Despite the open practice of polygamy in these towns, authorities have
> > > been careful how they pursue offenders.
> > >
> > > In 1953, Arizona state police swarmed into Short Creek, now Colorado
> > > City. They arrested the men and transported crying women and children
> > > to detention camps. The result was a public outpouring of sympathy for
> > > Howard Pyle, lost the next election.
> > >
> > > Today, law enforcement officials are going after the FLDS by targeting
> > > child sexual abuse, welfare fraud and tax evasion rather than polygamy.
> > > The Arizona attorney general's office has opened a branch in Colorado
> > > City, where an investigator looks into alleged illegalities.
> > >
> > > In 2003, Rodney Holm, a Colorado City police officer, was sentenced to
> > > a year in prison and three years' probation on charges of bigamy and
> > > unlawful sex with two girls, 16 and 17. Another FLDS member, Orson
> > > William Black Jr., was charged with child sex crimes and is still at
> > > large.
> > >
> > > Meanwhile, authorities believe Jeffs has left Colorado City and may be
> > > staying with family at a 1,600-acre compound the FLDS is building near
> > > Eldorado, Texas.
> > >
> > > The spiritual heart of the church lies in Hildale and Colorado City,
> > > communities a mile apart with a combined population of about 10,000.
> > >
> > > The towns sit at the foot of the remote and majestic Vermillion
> > > Cliffs, a place of red rock isolation. Women walk the streets in
> > > bonnets and trousers under long dresses. Their hair is pinned high on
> > > their heads, often with a braided ponytail hanging in back.
> > >
> > > Many of the boys said children didn't attend school past the eighth
> > > offspring of Cain and doomed to slavery. Such views have earned the
> > > FLDS a hate-group designation by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
> > >
> > > The children are told that dinosaurs came from another planet, and man
> > > never walked on the moon. More important, they learn the outside world
> > > is wicked and salvation comes through obedience to the prophet, who
> > > channels God's will.
> > >
> > > According to those inside and outside the community, this way of life
> > > has become even stricter since Jeffs took over in 2002. Competitive
> > > Swimming is frowned upon, and talking to a girl can earn a boy a visit
> > > from the local police.
> > >
> > > Ross Chatwin, who lives in Colorado City, said when Jeffs took charge,
> > > "rumors started going around that if you weren't obedient, you would be
> > > kicked out."
> > >
> > > Chatwin, 36, was ordered out last year for trying to marry a second
> > > wife without the prophet's permission. He refused to budge from his
> > > sparsely furnished home in the center of town, and now is in a legal
> > > battle with the city, which once moved another family into his house
> > > and briefly shut off his utilities.
> > >
> > > "The kids here are giving up hope," Chatwin said. "There is nothing
> > > for them anymore."
> > >
> > > Hildale Mayor David Zitting, an FLDS member, said the exiled boys were
> > > defiant.
> > >
> > > "The people in this community have certain standards and values,"
> > > Zitting said. "If you have a son or daughter in your home, and their
> > > behavior got worse and worse and they defied you, wouldn't you want
> > > them to leave?"
> > >
> > > Girls are rarely banished for improper behavior; but there have been
> > > several high-profile cases of girls running away to avoid arranged
> > > marriages or escape sexual abuse.
> > >
> > > The first stop for many boys is Hurricane or St. George, where a
> > > network for exiles exists. They often share apartments or sleep on
> > > couches while trying to find work. Some end up in Las Vegas or Salt
> > > Lake City.
> > >
> > > Fischer, the former FLDS member who runs the Diversity Foundation in
> > > suburban Salt Lake City, wants to raise awareness about the boys as
> > > well as provide them with housing and further their education.
> > >
> > > "The sole purpose of this foundation is to maintain a relationship
> > > with the Lost Boys," said Dave Bills, managing director of the
> > > organization. "I keep tabs on them. I offer them programs to get
> > > educated. Education is the key to this whole thing."
> > >
> > > The boys working with the foundation are either in school or getting
> > > their GEDs. If they want to attend college, the Diversity Foundation
> > > will pay for it.
> > >
> > > Bills said that many of the Lost Boys had emotional problems and
> > > turned to drugs or alcohol. "Imagine being 16 years old and asked, 'If
> > > you had one wish, what would it be?' These kids say, 'I'd love to see
> > > my mom.' "
> > >
> > > Gideon has pretty much given up on that.
> > >
> > > He attends high school in St. George and is learning to navigate, even
> > > embrace, the world he was once warned against.
> > >
> > > His cellphone rings often. Regular sessions with a therapist have made
> > > it easier to talk about his past, and he doesn't flinch anymore when
> > > classmates call him "the polygamist."
> > >
> > > He is coming to grips with being abandoned, and no longer cries when
> > > talking about his family.
> > >
> > > "If you have 71 brothers and sisters in the house, how can you
> > > establish a relationship with your father?" he asked.
> > >
> > > As for his mother, Gideon is moving on.
> > >
> > > "This is my mom," he said, nodding toward Glauser. "She treats me the
> > > way a mother should treat a son. She wakes me in the morning. She
> > > always talks to me. I don't know if I could ever pay her back."
> > >
> > > As traumatic as the experience has been, Gideon said, it has taught
> > > him a crucial lesson about family and faith.
> > >
> > > "No loving God would tear a family apart," he said. "Because a family
> > > is meant to be together."
> > >
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