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>I typed shepherd instead of sister in the second >sentence below... now changed to sister! >> >>That is probably true. The brothers did often have a >>different shepherd, but I think one reason why being a >>brother does make a difference is because your >>shepherd is more like a mate than if you are a >>*SISTER*, in which case your shepherd is more likely >>to be a more distant authority figure. There may be >>exceptions, but thinking back single brothers who >>shepherded single brothers had a very different >>relationship than that between shepherd and sister. >> >>The brother / sister issue may be getting boring but >>clearly this is central to so many issues around what >>goes on in the JA and an individual's experience of >>it. I'm not just talking about this for the sake of >>it. I think it is important for people to understand >>that a brother's experience of community is not the >>whole picture.
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