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I grew up in the Church in
Island Pond, Vermont. I was taken in the 1984 Raid by
the law enforcement agencies in Vermont that were under
the influence of unfounded allegations against us, flared
up by the press.
My father, under his convictions
of God, wished to train me differently than the way
of the majority of this miscreant society, and he had
and still has goals set for me.
The state intervened with
his convictions to pass on his heart and values to me,
not only criticizing his child rearing practices, but
even seizing me along with the 112 children I was raised
with in an attempt to "SAVE" me from this
abuse. Fortunately, for him and mostly for me, the honorable
Judge Frank Mahady dismissed the case as unconstitutional
and an intrusion on normal family life and parental
authority. Now in 2001 the issue of the Twelve Tribes
parental care is once again questioned.
So, here I am. I value what
is in my father. I want what he has. I care and respect
greatly his stand and interest in me working with him
as I grew up. That is why I can proudly say that my
father is my BEST friend. Because he took the time to
be a good father, splitting firewood and working with
me in our small industries after class, instead of leaving
me to my skateboard and to be degraded by peer pressure.
Generation gaps are the source of societies social
problems. I plan to do the same with my children as
my father did, as a continuation of this "new social
order." It’s more than work… It’s
more than a religious view… It’s a daily life,
an infusion of heart from father to son.
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