Secrets & Shame

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Biography & Memoir
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Author: James W. Mercer ISBN: 9781480829862
Publisher: Archway Publishing Publication: June 30, 2016
Imprint: Archway Publishing Language: English
Author: James W. Mercer
ISBN: 9781480829862
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Publication: June 30, 2016
Imprint: Archway Publishing
Language: English

James remembers the day he began to plot to kill his father, Harry: It was the day before his seventh birthday, and he finally realized his mom was not going to leave him.

Whenever Harry would beat his mom, James would think, No, Dad! Stop beating Mom. Look over here at me. Im the one you are angry with. Im your sissy son, remember?

Eventually, Harry would banish James from their Texas home, telling him he was going to pray hed get AIDS and die. Our family has been shamed and embarrassed enough by you, he raved. Youll get what you deserve one day.

James, desperate for the need to be loved and accepted for how God made him, turned to drugs, alcohol, and partyingand before long, he realized he was on the path to becoming an abusive alcoholic just like his father.

He shares how hitting rock bottom led to a Jewish spiritual awakening filled with love and an abiding faith in humanity in Secrets and Shame.

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James remembers the day he began to plot to kill his father, Harry: It was the day before his seventh birthday, and he finally realized his mom was not going to leave him.

Whenever Harry would beat his mom, James would think, No, Dad! Stop beating Mom. Look over here at me. Im the one you are angry with. Im your sissy son, remember?

Eventually, Harry would banish James from their Texas home, telling him he was going to pray hed get AIDS and die. Our family has been shamed and embarrassed enough by you, he raved. Youll get what you deserve one day.

James, desperate for the need to be loved and accepted for how God made him, turned to drugs, alcohol, and partyingand before long, he realized he was on the path to becoming an abusive alcoholic just like his father.

He shares how hitting rock bottom led to a Jewish spiritual awakening filled with love and an abiding faith in humanity in Secrets and Shame.

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