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Kaleva

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49. Do you think your life would have been any different had your parents not followed Dobson?

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James Dobson is the reason I was beaten as a child. [View all] Coventina Aug 21 OP

... SheltieLover Aug 21 #1

I'm sorry. underpants Aug 21 #2

Dobson, along with Falwell, changed this nation to what it is today. walkingman Aug 21 #3

Please add pat robertson to your list UpInArms Aug 21 #6

Jim and Tammy Baker BidenRocks Aug 21 #31

hem. i was just thinking that . that gold plated air conditioned dog house . hem AllaN01Bear Aug 21 #33

Tammy Faye Bakker made a positive difference TommyT139 Aug 21 #43

We used to get high and watch the PTL Club, just for the chuckles. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 22 #51

"Pass the loot" LastDemocratInSC Aug 22 #54

OMG! I had forgotten about that meme. llmart Aug 22 #66

My conservative Aunt used to think Tammy looked like a hooker. mdbl Aug 22 #87

I used to have to be up early MuseRider Aug 22 #89

Sorry to read. About the worst I can say about my Dad, is he played a lot of 30's/50's music OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #100

OMG! GarColga Sunday #102

They had no problems spreading BS about anyone who they perceived were their spiritual enemies. OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #103

There are a few Catholic bishops to add to the list. yourout Aug 21 #37

2 of my teachers (not nuns) at Catholic School BlueKota Aug 21 #42

That happened to a kid in my husband's class Freddie Aug 22 #83

You definitely made the right call about BlueKota Aug 22 #95

Unforgivable. (nt) Paladin Aug 21 #4

Oh, Coventina, I am so sorry for what you endured Tanuki Aug 21 #5

spanking is a form et tu Aug 22 #67

Im sorry that happened to you raccoon Aug 21 #7

(-( elleng Aug 21 #8

Sick fucks preaching child abuse. MLAA Aug 21 #9

Exactly Demovictory9 Aug 21 #18

"Spare the rod and spoil the child" Wifes husband Aug 21 #10

For some reason that phrase has been completely screwed up. OldBaldy1701E Aug 22 #61

Good old days my ass Wifes husband Aug 22 #68

I never knew that about "spare the rod" BlueSpot Aug 22 #96

... Delphinus Aug 21 #11

Ah yes, Fungus on the Family.. Permanut Aug 21 #12

Bundy played him perfectly! NN Grins Aug 22 #76

It must've been awful. I'm so sorry. hamsterjill Aug 21 #13

My parents were like yours, never ever did they hit us. I was well behaved because Raine Aug 21 #27

My daddy never laid a hand on me. He just said my name and that's all it took. sprinkleeninow Aug 22 #55

I'm sorry MustLoveBeagles Aug 21 #14

I am so sorry to hear this. The little child that you were, never deserved this. Swede Aug 21 #15

How horrific. So sorry that happened to you. electric_blue68 Aug 21 #16

He is a lot of the cause that they still use corporal punishment in schools. Trueblue Texan Aug 21 #17

He will. I'm sorry. LoisB Aug 21 #19

He also suggested that fathers should phylny Aug 21 #20

There's a newly-built building in my town with a sign that says it's a Focus on the Family in2herbs Aug 21 #21

Coventina .............. Upthevibe Aug 21 #22

How many daycare workers and teachers did he ruin as well? Rot in hell James 🔥 Clouds Passing Aug 21 #23

I hope there is a special place in hell for those who preach violence Grim Chieftain Aug 21 #24

I am so sorry.you went through that. bronxiteforever Aug 21 #25

Ugh. I apologize on behalf of my state for him. Crunchy Frog Aug 21 #26

I am so sorry, Coventina Diamond_Dog Aug 21 #28

none of that but my grandma listened to him + he always made me hate him. pansypoo53219 Aug 21 #29

Guys like him pwb Aug 21 #30

Amazing how much grief a complete stranger can cause. ((hugs)). Dobson was allegorical oracle Aug 21 #32

Did anyone else hear that? Tree Lady Aug 22 #64

Yep, I agree MorbidButterflyTat Aug 22 #81

I'm very sorry for your trauma dlk Aug 21 #34

Belt Wifes husband Aug 22 #48

My grandfather's belt of choice was a razor strap dlk Aug 22 #79

Taught me to solve problems with violence. Ligyron Aug 22 #88

I got a belt now and then. My parents were fairly restrained with it. Then came groundings. LeftInTX Aug 22 #80

They are all such sadists. LoisB Aug 21 #35

They seem to enjoy the suffering of others dlk Saturday #97

Yes. LoisB Saturday #99

Someone gave me one of his books when I was in high school... RockRaven Aug 21 #36

I am so sorry. You shouldn't have had to endure that. BlueKota Aug 21 #38

I never felt fear. Just contempt. Wifes husband Aug 22 #69

My daughter said "No one mourns the wicked!" biophile Aug 21 #39

Big Hug proud patriot Aug 21 #40

My parents bought into the Dobson crap. TomSlick Aug 21 #41

My dad was a bully, last time he tried to lay a hand on me Wifes husband Aug 22 #50

How did that turn out? gay texan Aug 22 #74

I am proud to say he did not get what he deserved. Wifes husband Aug 22 #91

But i'd say he got the message n/t gay texan Aug 22 #93

My husband was a product of that bullshit, mzmolly Aug 21 #44

I am so sorry for you, I too was abused. The scars are gone. But being abused never, ever leaves. You are loved buy us. debm55 Aug 21 #45

Kids getting beaten by parents predates Dobson Kaleva Aug 21 #46

I am well aware, but my parents specifically read his books and Coventina Aug 22 #47

Do you think your life would have been any different had your parents not followed Dobson? Kaleva Aug 22 #49

I don't know. I don't know if there is any way to know that. Coventina Aug 22 #53

He was a complete piece of shit. Mike Niendorff Aug 22 #52

Those fuckers beat pets too Blue Owl Aug 22 #56

OMG MorbidButterflyTat Aug 22 #82

I can only VanMilder Aug 22 #57

I'm so sorry LeftInTX Aug 22 #58

Dobson also beat the shit out of a little dog to show him who was boss. yellowcanine Aug 22 #59

The man was a monster OnionPatch Aug 22 #60

I am so sorry cally Aug 22 #62

I am just going to wish for you that someday those memories go away rurallib Aug 22 #63

I'm very sorry to learn that. My wife's family, at least the fundies therein, kept telling us the at we... NNadir Aug 22 #65

I'm sorry you had to go through that. barbtries Aug 22 #70

My Talibangelical parents beat us all of the time. OMGWTF Aug 22 #71

He was a horrible human being. MineralMan Aug 22 #72

I'm sorry you had to experience this Picaro Aug 22 #73

My parents made me read one of his books Diraven Aug 22 #75

My parents didn't push religion on their kids LogDog75 Aug 22 #77

Somewhere I have it bookmarked... Grins Aug 22 #78

You are not alone MorbidButterflyTat Aug 22 #84

Let me know where he will be burried. mercuryblues Aug 22 #85

Dobson is a pig kevinore Aug 22 #86

I served an 8 year sentence at a Catholic school. EndlessMaze Aug 22 #90

Count me with those who are so sorry you had to endure this. soldierant Aug 22 #92

So many others doing the same "model." I am sorry for your experience and am appalled it continues. nt Evolve Dammit Aug 22 #94

Don't know anything about Dobson TnDem Saturday #98

If there is a heaven and a hell...... OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #101

We have Christians in America who teach how to beat babies. Norrrm Sunday #104