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Be angry, be anxious, be humbled, be excited, be defensive, be sorry, be bold but do not be silent.

FINE!!! I'll bite! lol!

I lived at Durham from the ages of 7 to 11. Looking back, the only thing that for me was "off" was that we lived somewhat secluded from everyone else. However, we all went to school in town and I had several friends from school that I spent time with. Those of us kids living at, ahem, "The Mission" would play together alot, and I remember that we generally had a lot of freedom. I remember thinking, though, when I heard that they were doing their own school, that it was a big mistake. I don't know what year they started that, but I think it was after I came back from Brasil in '92. I've not heard stories of the same level of abuse that I've heard regarding other places, nor that I experienced at Via, but it is still NTM, regardless... The only memory I have regarding that is we once had a bus driver (all the kids from "The Mission" would be driven to school in a van by one of the students) that yelled at us pretty intensely when we were being loud. I don't remember his name, but I don't remember him driving us for very long, either.

I do know that currently, they (NTMC) are, uh, for lack of a better word, harbouring the Penners and the atmosphere around them (the Penners) is such that nothing ever happened. ...So I've heard...

I don't know that I as an 11 year old was very discerning about emotional/spiritual abuse, though, so... Sorry for the rambling (there, I just proved I was Canadian, in case you didn't believe me ). And yes, it is okay for me to mock my Canadian-ness, but no, it's not okay for you (if you're American) to. Don't ask me to explain, that's just the way it is!

Thanks for biting, Duck, and yeah ... Sherpa'd better get on here and thank you too! LOL!

Rick Mercer is giving the Newfs a lot of new-found respect these days up here, though. Anyone I've ever known from The Rock has been pretty wild and crazy! And yeah, we love our hockey, especially the fights! I was never allowed to join a team as a kid, though. Still don't know if it was NTM's decision or my dad's...

Curling is to Canada as shuffleboard is to Florida. It's a bit specialized...

Posted on the NTM Canada web site:

From the NTMC Leadership Team

February 15, 2011

After prayerful consideration and counsel, we have responded to the GRACE recommendations by:

Cooperating fully with additional investigation conducted by GRACE
Determining how to implement each recommendation within the constraints of legal considerations and Canadian human resources policies
Encouraging those named in the GRACE report to contact willing MKs with the goal of reconciliation (we are committed to facilitating these meetings where possible).

Point #1 - And... What "additional investigation" is that, exactly?....

Point #2 - What you *really* mean to say is "We're making sure we cover our ass"

Point #3 - Read: We'll set up the situation so that you are all alone and completely powerless, and we'll emotionally beat you down until you reluctantly agree to drop the issues, oh, er, "forgive".

Hey NTMC, the slightly colder than usual winter combined with your unwillingness to spend the cash on long johns and extra work for the furnace seems to have frozen certain parts of your anatomy and rendered it useless. Man up and do the right thing!