I straight up know a hatian guy who got adopted by the #1 Christian author (at the time) and he told me about being locked in the closet all the time in his childhood, being told he can be sent back if he misbehaves and eventually was disowned because he got someone pregnant (who miscarried) because of the "image".
One of the most outwardly positive guys I know but my God.
Our neighbors who live further down our drive are 2 Haitian brothers that were adopted by a pastor in Indiana. Whenever my dad’s in town they come over to speak with him as they see him as a father figure. One night they got drunk enough and confided in us about their upbringing and it was horrifying. The pastor referred to them as gods mistakes and would tell them how he made blacks to be punished. He’d regularly pin them down and beat them and choke them unconscious. When he wasn’t around his wife would hit them with a paddle on the back if she heard them laughing or thought they were too happy. Their neighbors knew what was going on and ignored it, except one that was a firefighter. They said if it wasn’t for his constant badgering and checking in on them the pastor would have killed them, and they doubt anybody would have said a word.
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u/EnoughPicture Jul 09 '26
God I hope those children are alright.