Dear Ashley, > > Thank you very, very much for your prompt reply.
I have printed a copy and > will hand deliver it to the harmed spouse
today. > > I guess you're not suprised to hear that counseling didn't
work. I think the > marriage and family are history. I'm going to contact
the Ga. Psy. Assoc. > about offering continuing education credits to
licensed psychologists > interested in learning how to deal with this
interesting form of cultism. (I > may even offer to be the trainer.)
> > I'll try to arrange an e-mail connection for the wife. I think
it would be > enormously therapeutic for her to know that she is not
alone. Her husband, a > highly-paid professional, was instantly converted
to Amway and is apparently > willing to give up eveything to follow his
"dream". I have talked to him and > his conversation sounds
like a play-back of the tapes I've read about on the > Internet. >
> Your class action suit sounds like a good idea. Have you thought about
a > letter writing campaign, demanding that congress investigate the
AMO's? I > think there might be a major research project here, but I'm
not sure of the > focus it should take. How about a book? How about a
talk show blitz? > > The more I learn about this thing the more concerned
I become. The specter > of > broken and/or financially damaged families,
along with children being reared > with values that call work a dirty
word and encourage replacing goals with > dreams, scares me. I think
I have to figure out a way to become involved. > > Sincerely, >
Grace > > -------------------------------------- >