Posted on 03/17/2025 6:04:11 PM PDT by Jonty30
My question is why many of the children, when rescued didn't want to go back to their families or rejoin society? They would sometimes commit suicide if they could not return to the tribes that stole them.
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I’m quite happy in my Sasquatch home. We don’t see each other often enough though.
GEMINI
It’s important to understand that the reasons why a kidnapped child might appear resistant to returning to their parents are complex and often rooted in trauma. Here are some key factors:
* Trauma Bonding/Stockholm Syndrome:
* In some cases, children develop a psychological bond with their captors as a survival mechanism. This is often referred to as trauma bonding or a form of Stockholm Syndrome. They may feel a sense of dependence or even loyalty to the person who has kidnapped them, especially if they have been subjected to prolonged captivity.
* Fear and Manipulation:
* Kidnappers often use manipulation, threats, and fear to control their victims. Children may be terrified of the consequences if they try to escape or return home, believing that their captor will harm them or their family.
* Cognitive Dissonance:
* Children may experience conflicting emotions and thoughts. To cope with the trauma, they might try to rationalize their situation, which can lead to confusion and difficulty processing their feelings.
* Changes in Perception of Reality:
* Prolonged isolation, and manipulation can cause a child’s perception of reality to become altered. They may begin to see the kidnapper as a source of safety or even love, especially if they have been isolated from other positive influences.
* Parental Abduction situations:
* In cases of parental abduction, the abducting parent may have spent considerable time alienating the child from the other parent, causing the child to have negative feelings towards them.
* Psychological Trauma:
* The experience of being kidnapped is deeply traumatic. Children may exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can include emotional numbness, avoidance behaviors, and difficulty trusting others. This trauma can make it difficult for them to reconnect with their parents.
It’s crucial to remember that a child’s apparent reluctance to return home does not mean they do not love or miss their parents. It is often a sign of the severe psychological trauma they have endured.
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One of my ancestors, Joseph Kellogg was captured during the Deerfield raid in 1703. He was released after 10 years with the Mohawks but two of his sisters also captured eventually married into the Mohawk tribe and refused to return to the settlements. Apparently they liked the Indian life style.
I’ve heard that before too and it makes no sense to me.
Labor is always scarce.
It is a verifiable fact.
You must have recently watched “The Searchers” starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, and Natalie Wood.
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You must be joking. Brainwashing is most effective when they are young.
The John Wayne movie “The Searchers” deals with that very issue. Ethan spends years searching for his niece Debby (played by Natalie Wood) who was kidnapped by Indians because he wants to kill for having been “tainted” through living and having sex with Comanches.
This is a story that happened fairly close to where I currently live. https://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?574,619006#google_vignette
A lot of them were taken when they were very young, and assimilated into the Native culture.
(A Lot of adults ‘went native’, too, even though it wasn’t forced upon them.)
> In some cases, children develop a psychological bond with their captors as a survival mechanism. This is often referred to as trauma bonding or a form of Stockholm Syndrome. <
Very true. One of the most dangerous calls a cop can answer is one for domestic abuse. Often a beaten and broken wife will attack the police officer who is there to rescue her.
That happened to a friend of mine who’s a small-town cop. He stopped a violent husband from beating the crap out of his wife. What did the wife do? She then attacked not her abuser, but the cop.
Kidnap a child into your tribe and you don’t have to risk losing a mother in childbirth, or having the baby stillborn or dead soon after birth as was typical in that era.
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