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We've Been Here Before

We've Been Here Before

The past haunts us, but also guides us

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Cait West
Feb 28, 2025
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A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of speaking with fellow homeschool alumni and Quiverfull survivor

Abbi Nye
from CFCtoo for a live virtual conversation. If you missed it, you can watch the full talk on YouTube:

One of the questions an audience member asked is something I find myself asking all the time and hear others voicing their frustrations about:

“What would you say to all the women who have crawled their way out from under Christian patriarchy, only to watch Christian patriarchy gain control of local and federal government?”

I didn’t have a fix-it-all answer, and often the first step is just processing our emotions around this. Christian patriarchy (and patriarchy of any flavor) sucks, to put it mildly, and I hate it. But we can take this energy with us as we figure out what to do next.

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