Last April, authorities in Texas seized 439 children from their homes, thanks to suspected sexual abuse on the FLDS polygamous compound where they lived. The children were returned to their homes after the Texas Supreme Court found that the state had illegally seized the children from the FLDS ranch. One year later People magazine has checked back in with the families that captured America's attention.
The parents are still transitioning the children back into life on the compound, after the kids were kept from their families for two months and "exposed" to mysterious modern marvels like baseball, bikes, and TV.
The caretakers dressed them in mainstream clothes such as shorts(!) and introduced the children to a different way of life. One mother said her children "had so many toys thrown at them. Toys tend to teach children to be selfish. We make it real and useful to them. Gloria loves to do the dishes. If you cultivate that, then they're happy."
Will you be picking up this issue of People to learn more about life on the polygamous ranch?









Lanvin
i love stories about polygamy. it's always been a very interesting policy issue to me. but i hate people magazine! so probably not!
1I feel sorry for the children. They're always the victims in such cases.
2I saw this issue the other day and I was wondering why it was such a big issue again all the sudden.
3I agree with skigurl...I find it really interesting.
4Me too.
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