They’re scared of taking on “religions” and especially litigious ones.

Wish it could be that easy ! But you offer so much to look into !!
Hoping and praying DM goes down

I just don’t understand how CPS
( child protective service or the like) Cannot get involved !?? This is clearly child abuse? Forget about the adults! The children are being , forced , abused mentally and physical , they are denied medical care , love , attention , emotional and psychological support and this is allowed to go on and over looked ??? How is that ? How can these children be neglected ? States come in and take kids from unfit parents everyday , every hour of every day but not in this situation ? Why ? How?

I became consumed with anger and bitterness against my father for what I feel are some of the same underlying reasons Taryn doesn’t speak to you. I lashed out continually but the core feeling was hurt more than hate. I realize than NOW.

For 20 years he never returned my hate or anger. He never bashed me even when I deserved it. He was never defensive. He just continued to call me leaving voicemails. Emails. Texts. All reminding me that he still loved me. No matter how much I tried to keep my contact information away from him he’d find a way.

Unfortunately in my case it didn’t work until it was too late. I was however able to be with him the week as he died in hospice care.

I’d encourage you to just keep trying. Even though I waited until it was too late what turned things around for me was that he never stopped trying. Even when I was too mad to return the calls it felt good to know he hadn’t forgotten about me…that he still loved me….that he still thought of me.

Best of luck. You and your daughter are in my thoughts.

Nicole

Don’t know if you’ve come across Jon Ronson’s excellent book “The Psycopath Test”. This too might be an interesting read pertaining to DM

My heart goes out to everyone who was in Scientology & how they have to rebuild their life all over again, I pray that one day the IRS takes away their status as a charity and you have the success of getting shelly Miscavge away from the life she is in.

Thanks. One of the books that changed my life was The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout. Malignant narcissists and sociopaths are very similar.

Your inner strength is comparable to that of the nuclear fission reactions that go on in the core of stars. The gravity of having to leave your family knowing that you would probably never have a relationship or even genuine communication with them again would force most men to ”collapse” in on themselves and live the life of a black hole, in a state of darkness. But just like a massive star your inner strength resists the collapse and you fight for what you know is right with pride, you shine a light on the criminally abusive organization that you escaped from.

I’m not sure you if you know this or not but David Miscavige is what is known as a malignant narcissist, I would highly recommend researching the subject of malignant narcissism or even just narcissism in general(The mental disorder). It’s one of those things that once you see it, you can’t ever unsee it. Most people think its just being overly in love with yourself but, it’s way deeper than just that. The insights gained from becoming a semi expert in narcissistic personality disorder might aid you in your quest to get David Miscavige arrested and thrown in jail. The only way to stop someone who doesn’t have the capacity for remorse, totally lacks empathy and doesn’t have any qualms lying or hurting others for their own pleasure or personal gain is by understanding the extremely stereotypical psychology those types have, (they aren’t unique or special at all) and using that knowledge to trick them into getting caught. You have to almost become heartless to achieve this, buts it’s easy once you realize that the so called person that you are trying to get thrown in jail is actually a monster that lacks the things we associate with being human, and anything that resembles empathy or emotional vulnerability is feigned and %100 a performance done strictly to manage other peoples perceptions for appearances purposes or as form of manipulation.

Good luck!

P.S. I think if DM goes to jail and is exposed as the monster he is, your family and friends will slowly start coming back into your life. You have the strength and determination to get it done! i believe in you!

What a beautiful message Walt…