About The Book
Beautiful
The Story Of Mabel
"It's My Life & I'll Cry If I Want To" is a powerful and raw collection of real-life stories that delve into the lives of seven individuals grappling with profound personal challenges and their journeys towards faith. Written by Gene McIntyre, this book is not a work of fiction; it presents authentic narratives with only names, places, and dates altered for privacy.
Chapters
I just watched another news clip on cult mom. She has gotten away with murder (literally) for all these years. She calls herself a believer and some sort of latter-day prophet and translated goddess – whatever that means. I think her current husband is her number four. No, I think her current husband is her number five. This last one is a doozy. He had some sort of ministry.
This is worse than having high blood pressure. This is worse than being unemployed. This is worse than having panic attacks without recognizing I had them. This is worse than huddling against the wall or crouching on the floor, hoping that the next explosion will not be in your home.
I remember the day like it was yesterday. The day my father died. My father, the preacher. The protector. The legalist. The authoritarian. My dad loved me. I am sure of it. He would not say it a lot, but I know he loved me in his own ultra-religious, ultra-conservative way.
I have been passed around repeatedly. From my mom to my dad, from my dad to my older siblings, and from my older siblings to friends’ couches. From home to church, to an orphanage, to foster care, to the streets, and back to church, only to end up in the back of a car with mostly 179 strangers so that I could find a resemblance of acceptance.
