Posted by Noa on May 25, 2000, at 16:55:06
In reply to Re: Serious interjection, posted by Mark H. on May 25, 2000, at 11:11:52
Wow, Mark. I think I was holding my breath while reading through your entire post, because the power and intensity you put into it was stunning. Wow. I think you are talking about the courage it takes to drop our guard, to move out from behind the shields we have used to defend ourselves against terror, to allow ourselves to know our selves. It isn't easy, when we have been hurt. You described the experience of powerlessness so well. It is the feeling of impotent rage, when we feel we are being overpowered and immobilized. A lot of adults have a hard time understanding that feeling in kids, that feeling of loss of dignity, of rage at injustice. I think it is possible, even when an adult or an adult-run institution needs to stand by its rules, to do so in a way that preserves the dignity of the kids, but not enough adults know how to do this.
Thank you for trusting us with what you disclosed.
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