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Donna Johns's avatar

I never could stand Dobson. I can only imagine the intestinal fortitude it took to write this, Chad, as I feel almost physically sick from reading it. Poor kids.

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Chad Hayes's avatar

I didn't experience most of it personally. My parents were/are loyal followers, but I only remember being spanked a couple times, whether because I didn't give them a reason to or they weren't comfortable with it. He affected me mostly because of the purity culture/anti-LGBTQ/anti-abortion messages.

But yeah, he's a monster.

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