I was in The Move from around 1964 until around 1979. 8 years old to about 23 years old. I was on the farm, in Michigan, I was at Delta Junction in 1975, and have visited numerous farms throughout the US and Canada.
Do I believe that horrible things happened? Abso-freaking-lutely! Did I experience those things...can't say that I did. I can say that on some of the farms that I visited, there were what I would call 'weird vibes". Kind of a dark cloud covering the whole place. The people didn't seem to be happy or have any kind of joy at all. The elders on one farm in particular - the Blueberry Farm - didn't seem to want us (My parents, husband, and I) to mingle too much with the regular people on the farm. We were kept pretty isolated in one of the elder's cabins. On other farms, we were encouraged to go out and look around and to talk to whoever we came across.
Life on the Michigan Farm was really great, so when we got to Delta Junction, we faced a bit of a shock. My husband and I only managed to last 4 months up in Delta Junction, and I have to say it was an interesting experience. I found that I had the ability to lie and steal when it came to food. I hated that I was required to make pancakes for 85 people using 4 eggs, so I started sneaking into the supply tent and stealing extra eggs so the pancakes would taste good. People started wanting to know when my sister-in-law and I were going to cook because it "always tastes so much better" when we cooked. LOL! I also was so hungry that I snuck into our neighbor's tent and ate an entire jar of dry Ovaltine. So sad!
Those may seem to be small issues to some, but to me, they were HUGE because they were things that I would never have done in any other circumstance. My values and judgment of right and wrong seemed to be gone.
On the flip-side, I love that I had the experience of living in a tent for 4 months and cooking on a wood cookstove.
I don't think I felt the bitterness that others here have said they have dealt with, but then, my experiences were not the horrific things that others have faced. I'm truly sorry that those things were done to you guys.
Blessings to you all, and I'm praying that you find peace and the ability to move past the things that were so wrongfully done to you.
Do I believe that horrible things happened? Abso-freaking-lutely! Did I experience those things...can't say that I did. I can say that on some of the farms that I visited, there were what I would call 'weird vibes". Kind of a dark cloud covering the whole place. The people didn't seem to be happy or have any kind of joy at all. The elders on one farm in particular - the Blueberry Farm - didn't seem to want us (My parents, husband, and I) to mingle too much with the regular people on the farm. We were kept pretty isolated in one of the elder's cabins. On other farms, we were encouraged to go out and look around and to talk to whoever we came across.
Life on the Michigan Farm was really great, so when we got to Delta Junction, we faced a bit of a shock. My husband and I only managed to last 4 months up in Delta Junction, and I have to say it was an interesting experience. I found that I had the ability to lie and steal when it came to food. I hated that I was required to make pancakes for 85 people using 4 eggs, so I started sneaking into the supply tent and stealing extra eggs so the pancakes would taste good. People started wanting to know when my sister-in-law and I were going to cook because it "always tastes so much better" when we cooked. LOL! I also was so hungry that I snuck into our neighbor's tent and ate an entire jar of dry Ovaltine. So sad!
Those may seem to be small issues to some, but to me, they were HUGE because they were things that I would never have done in any other circumstance. My values and judgment of right and wrong seemed to be gone.
On the flip-side, I love that I had the experience of living in a tent for 4 months and cooking on a wood cookstove.
I don't think I felt the bitterness that others here have said they have dealt with, but then, my experiences were not the horrific things that others have faced. I'm truly sorry that those things were done to you guys.
Blessings to you all, and I'm praying that you find peace and the ability to move past the things that were so wrongfully done to you.