Broken Rites
@brokenrites.bsky.social
Divorced/separated ex spouses/partners of clergy, supporting each other & calling for better support of ministers' families, before, during & after breakdown. UK based, international & interdenominational. Est. 1983
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🎂What a hero she was! 🤩
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎂What a hero she was! 🤩
Awww that Wentworth letter 😭😍
December 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Awww that Wentworth letter 😭😍
Surprise surprise...
Thanks 🙏
Thanks 🙏
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Surprise surprise...
Thanks 🙏
Thanks 🙏
There is still widespread failure to recognise the power imbalances in play when a "man of God"(it's usually a man) abuses the spiritual authority vested in him by the community, & preys on eg. someone in the study group/choir/etc.
Haven't read the article cos of paywall. Is this addressed at all?
Haven't read the article cos of paywall. Is this addressed at all?
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There is still widespread failure to recognise the power imbalances in play when a "man of God"(it's usually a man) abuses the spiritual authority vested in him by the community, & preys on eg. someone in the study group/choir/etc.
Haven't read the article cos of paywall. Is this addressed at all?
Haven't read the article cos of paywall. Is this addressed at all?
It's bliss. If I do it early enough it sets me up for the day. I'm so lucky to have a little bit of outdoor space
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's bliss. If I do it early enough it sets me up for the day. I'm so lucky to have a little bit of outdoor space
Treasure her! They're too often undervalued and invisible, and utterly bereft if ejected.
December 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Treasure her! They're too often undervalued and invisible, and utterly bereft if ejected.
Sitting in the garden with a cuppa every day (luckily there's shelter for when it rains!)
December 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Sitting in the garden with a cuppa every day (luckily there's shelter for when it rains!)
Brilliant 🙌 and well deserved. My Troubled Horses have been running on a loop since coming home with me last month. Regular car passengers sing along with us now
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Brilliant 🙌 and well deserved. My Troubled Horses have been running on a loop since coming home with me last month. Regular car passengers sing along with us now
...In suspense here! Which illustrious gathering???
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
...In suspense here! Which illustrious gathering???
Page not found ☹️
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Page not found ☹️
And as for the impact on their families...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
And as for the impact on their families...
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Yes, acceptance... 🤔
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yes, acceptance... 🤔
I have the same problem except in my case it's. my. brain.
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I have the same problem except in my case it's. my. brain.
No offence to the many genuinely caring carers out there
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
No offence to the many genuinely caring carers out there
Isn't "Farewell Reception" an oxymoron?
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Isn't "Farewell Reception" an oxymoron?
Well thank you for your example. I trust you will find it rewarding, if only in the long run
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Well thank you for your example. I trust you will find it rewarding, if only in the long run
Genius. Did one of our kids write these? (Though come to think of it, if they had, it would have been "Mischief up the aisle"...)
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Genius. Did one of our kids write these? (Though come to think of it, if they had, it would have been "Mischief up the aisle"...)
Steady on. You'll be encouraging them to talk with their spouses next
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Steady on. You'll be encouraging them to talk with their spouses next
It's a heavy load
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's a heavy load
I'm sure it communicates how Very Important and Learned they are to all those baptism parents
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I'm sure it communicates how Very Important and Learned they are to all those baptism parents
So if some friends lived in the next parish and some didn't...? Oh lordy
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So if some friends lived in the next parish and some didn't...? Oh lordy
They grow up very tough... Or very broken 💔
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
They grow up very tough... Or very broken 💔