\u00cd s\u00f6gub\u00f3kum framt\u00ed\u00f0arinnar ver\u00f0a \u00e1ratugirnir \u00ed kringum \u00fe\u00fasaldam\u00f3tin kalla\u00f0ir \u2018framstigninga\u00f6ldin\u2019. Allavega \u00ed kristnis\u00f6gunni. Allt \u00ed einu stigu allir fram og s\u00f6g\u00f0u hryllingss\u00f6gur \u00fe\u00f3tt kynsl\u00f3\u00f0um saman hafi allir \u00feaga\u00f0 \u00feunnu hlj\u00f3\u00f0i og ekki stigi\u00f0 eitt einasta skref nema hugsanlega \u00ed v\u00e6nginn vi\u00f0 kirkjuna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g var \u00ed 6. bekk \u00feegar vi\u00f0 fluttum til Hjalteyrar. \u00deetta var ponkul\u00edti\u00f0 \u00feorp, 50-60 manns me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum. Vi\u00f0 gengum \u00ed sk\u00f3la me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum \u00far sveitinni, vorum \u00e1 bilinu 5-12 \u00ed hverjum bekk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma r\u00e1ku klikku\u00f0 a\u00f0ventistahj\u00f3n barnaheimili \u00e1 Hjalteyri. \u00deegar \u00e9g flutti \u00feanga\u00f0 voru bara \u00ferj\u00fa b\u00f6rn \u00e1 heimilinu en m\u00e9r skilst a\u00f0 \u00feau hafi veri\u00f0 6 e\u00f0a 7 veturinn \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 voru a\u00f0allega b\u00f6rn sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u b\u00fai\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erfi\u00f0ar heimilisa\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00e1 einhvern h\u00e1tt sem voru send \u00ed vistun hj\u00e1 \u00feessum \u00fatsendurum Gvu\u00f0s alm\u00e1ttugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 heimilinu var stelpa sem var jafn g\u00f6mul m\u00e9r. H\u00fan f\u00f3r me\u00f0 veggjum og \u00e9g var\u00f0 ekki miki\u00f0 v\u00f6r vi\u00f0 hana. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i sj\u00e1lf veri\u00f0 f\u00e9lagslega einangru\u00f0 \u00ed 2 \u00e1r \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g kom til Hjalteyrar og var upptekin af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa skyndilega eignast vini og \u00ed marga m\u00e1nu\u00f0i hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g ekkert \u00fat \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 hversvegna h\u00fan og str\u00e1karnir \u00e1 heimilinu voru aldrei me\u00f0 okkur hinum utan sk\u00f3lat\u00edma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Einn daginn vorum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma okkur fyrir \u00ed handavinnut\u00edma \u00feegar \u00e9g uppg\u00f6tva\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i t\u00fdnt n\u00e1linni minni. \u00c9g nennti ekki heim til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja a\u00f0ra n\u00e1l en \u00feessi stelpa var me\u00f0 aukan\u00e1l og \u00e9g ba\u00f0 hana a\u00f0 l\u00e1na m\u00e9r hana. H\u00fan var\u00f0 vi\u00f0 b\u00f3ninni, hugsanlega hefur h\u00fan veri\u00f0 hikandi en \u00e9g t\u00f3k allavega ekkert eftir \u00fev\u00ed. Svo hringdi bjallan, \u00e9g fl\u00fdtti m\u00e9r heim og gleymdi a\u00f0 skila n\u00e1linni, hef \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega ekki einu sinni hugsa\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daginn eftir rukka\u00f0i stelpan mig um n\u00e1lina. \u00c9g var ekki me\u00f0 handavinnud\u00f3ti\u00f0 en sag\u00f0ist koma me\u00f0 n\u00e1lina n\u00e6sta dag. \u00c9g var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 hissa \u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00fan skyldi nefna \u00feetta \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g vissi a\u00f0 n\u00e1lin sem h\u00fan l\u00e1na\u00f0i m\u00e9r henta\u00f0i ekki \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 verkefni sem h\u00fan var a\u00f0 vinna. H\u00fan sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 sta\u00f0arhaldarinn vildi f\u00e1 n\u00e1lina strax og spur\u00f0i hvort vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum or\u00f0i\u00f0 samfer\u00f0a heim og komi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r (h\u00fan \u00e1tti hvort sem var lei\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 h\u00fasinu) og h\u00fan be\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g hlypi inn og s\u00e6kti n\u00e1lina. J\u00faj\u00fa \u00fea\u00f0 var svosem \u00ed lagi en \u00fea\u00f0 var fyrst \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu heima sem rann upp fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri eitthva\u00f0 \u00f3e\u00f0lilegt \u00ed gangi. \u00c9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a henni inn \u00ed \u2018drekkut\u00edma\u2019 en h\u00fan vildi ekki koma inn. \u00dea\u00f0 var n\u00fa kannski ekki dularfullt \u00fat af fyrir sig \u00fev\u00ed m\u00f6rgum b\u00f6rnum var upp\u00e1lagt a\u00f0 koma beint heim \u00far sk\u00f3lanum og \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki sj\u00e1lfsagt \u00e1 \u00f6llum heimilum a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn fengju a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a vinum s\u00ednum a\u00f0 leika inni en h\u00fan vildi ekki einu sinni koma og b\u00ed\u00f0a vi\u00f0 dyrnar. H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 uppi \u00e1 vegi \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g f\u00f3r og s\u00f3tti n\u00e1lina. \u00c9g var n\u00e1tt\u00farulega b\u00fain a\u00f0 t\u00fdna handavinnupokanum og var sm\u00e1stund a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 honum og stelpan virtist mj\u00f6g stressu\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00e9g kom \u00fat me\u00f0 n\u00e1lina. H\u00fan t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 henni og hlj\u00f3p svo heim \u00e1 har\u00f0aspretti, engu l\u00edkara en a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri dau\u00f0hr\u00e6dd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g er fyrst n\u00fana a\u00f0 gera m\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 \u00f3venjulegt en m\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 mig. \u00deegar \u00e9g sag\u00f0i henni fr\u00e1 n\u00e1linni og a\u00f0 stelpan hef\u00f0i vilja\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a uppi \u00e1 vegi, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfsagt v\u00e6ri nau\u00f0synlegt fyrir barnaheimili a\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa strangar reglur um a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin k\u00e6mu beint heim og kannski v\u00e6ri stelpan bara mj\u00f6g hl\u00fd\u00f0in. H\u00fan sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a henni heim n\u00e6sta dag, h\u00fan g\u00e6ti fari\u00f0 heim og kl\u00e1ra\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra fyrst en komi\u00f0 svo \u00ed heims\u00f3kn \u00feegar \u00fev\u00ed v\u00e6ri loki\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar \u00e9g bau\u00f0 stelpunni heim, sag\u00f0ist h\u00fan ekki geta komi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan hef\u00f0i svo m\u00f6rg skyldust\u00f6rf heima. H\u00fan f\u00e9kk ekki leyfi til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja mig um helgina heldur, brj\u00e1la\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera heima. Mamma taldi fyrst a\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an v\u00e6ri s\u00fa a\u00f0 h\u00fan var tr\u00faleysingi og l\u00e1 ekkert \u00e1 sko\u00f0unum s\u00ednum um kristind\u00f3minn en eitthva\u00f0 var \u00feetta n\u00fa samt fl\u00f3knara \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 n\u00e6stu vikum kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin m\u00e1ttu heldur ekki heims\u00e6kja neinn annan og \u00feau m\u00e1ttu heldur ekki f\u00e1 gesti nema barnaheimili\u00f0 by\u00f0i s\u00e9rstaklega upp \u00e1 eitthvert kristilegt pr\u00f3gramm fyrir krakkana \u00e1 sta\u00f0num.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 spyrja stelpuna \u00fat \u00ed a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur og reglur \u00e1 heimilinu og einn daginn f\u00e9ll h\u00fan saman og tr\u00fa\u00f0i m\u00e9r fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 aginn \u00fear v\u00e6ri ekki \u00ed neinu samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 hin \u00feekktum. \u00deetta var allt vo\u00f0a lo\u00f0i\u00f0, eitthva\u00f0 um a\u00f0 \u00feau \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 lesa svo og svo langan t\u00edma \u00ed hverri sk\u00f3lab\u00f3k enda \u00fe\u00f3tt ekkert hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 sett fyrir og \u00fer\u00edfa eitthva\u00f0 sem var ekki \u00f3hreint bara til a\u00f0 \u2018l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a\u2019. Ekki var \u00feeim hl\u00edft vi\u00f0 gu\u00f0sor\u00f0inu sem \u00e1 \u00feeim dundi vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll m\u00f6guleg t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri, \u00feau voru stundum slegin og svo var eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed sambandi vi\u00f0 h\u00e1rbursta (\u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00e1 sem h\u00fan f\u00e9ll saman.) \u00c9g f\u00e9kk engin sm\u00e1atri\u00f0i upp \u00far henni en \u00fea\u00f0 var greinilega eitthva\u00f0 miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan gr\u00e1ba\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 kjafta ekki fr\u00e1 enda \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan hef\u00f0i ekki sagt m\u00e9r neitt sem h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 kjafta fr\u00e1. \u00c9g ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00f6kr\u00e9tta \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0unni, f\u00f3r grenjandi heim og kjafta\u00f0i fr\u00e1 og ba\u00f0 m\u00f6mmu a\u00f0 \u2018gera eitthva\u00f0\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og m\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn ger\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0. H\u00fan tala\u00f0i vi\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sem \u00feekkti til (sem vildi n\u00e1tt\u00farulega ekkert skipta s\u00e9r af \u00feessu), f\u00f3r svo \u00ed sk\u00f3lann og n\u00e1\u00f0i tali af b\u00f6rnunum og sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ist um a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i ekki oft\u00falka\u00f0 neitt. Svo haf\u00f0i h\u00fan samband vi\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldur \u00feeirra. Foreldrarnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki vita\u00f0 betur en a\u00f0 allt v\u00e6ri \u00ed himnalagi og kannski voru \u00feeir ekkert f\u00e6rir um a\u00f0 g\u00e6ta barna en mamma t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1 afst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru barnaverndaryfirv\u00f6ld en ekki refsigla\u00f0ir tr\u00faarn\u00f6ttarar sem \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 g\u00e6ta hagsmuna \u00feeirra. B\u00f6rnin f\u00f3ru til \u00e6ttingja sinna en m\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn l\u00e9t ekki \u00fear vi\u00f0 sitja, h\u00fan \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 uppr\u00e6ta \u00feetta barnaheimili \u00ed hvelli. Og \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i h\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hvernig f\u00f3r h\u00fan a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed? Hversvegna \u00feagga\u00f0i kirkjan ekki m\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00ed hel? J\u00fa \u00fea\u00f0 var vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn vissi a\u00f0 kirkjan er ekki l\u00f6gga. \u00dea\u00f0 var aldrei neinn grunur um kynfer\u00f0islega misnotkun. Aldrei neinn grunur um neitt refsivert, bara fullkomlega l\u00f6gleg andstyggilegheit. Samt datt m\u00f3\u00f0ur minni ekki \u00ed hug a\u00f0 kirkjan v\u00e6ri r\u00e9tti a\u00f0ilinn til a\u00f0 leysa m\u00e1li\u00f0. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 barnaverndaryfirv\u00f6ld enda eru \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feau sem eiga a\u00f0 vernda b\u00f6rn. Kirkjuli\u00f0i\u00f0 reyndi j\u00fa, mikil \u00f3sk\u00f6p. Kona prestins \u00ed sveitinni var sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3ri, hann kenndi sj\u00e1lfur vi\u00f0 barnask\u00f3lann og vildi endilega \u2018finna lausn\u2019 (les. \u00feagga ni\u00f0ur \u00ed henni) en m\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn sag\u00f0i honum sk\u00fdrt og skorinort a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta klikka\u00f0a kristlinga (sennilega hefur h\u00fan nota\u00f0 t\u00f6luvert satan\u00edskara or\u00f0alag) komast upp me\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara illa me\u00f0 b\u00f6rn. H\u00fan h\u00f3ta\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja l\u00f6gguna, h\u00fan h\u00f3ta\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja bla\u00f0amann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hva\u00f0 sem annars var \u00ed gangi \u00e1 \u00feessu undarlega heimili, \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 allavega eitthva\u00f0 sem almenningur m\u00e1tti ekki vita. Enginn vildi blanda fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum \u00ed m\u00e1li\u00f0 og stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar fluttu kristlingarnir af sta\u00f0num. Eftir brotthvarf \u00feeirra notu\u00f0u nokkrir hippar gr\u00f3\u00f0urh\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00feeirra til a\u00f0 r\u00e6kta k\u00e6rleiksbl\u00f3m og allir lif\u00f0u hamingjusamir upp fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. E\u00f0a ekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g hef aldrei liti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feetta framtak m\u00f3\u00f0ur minnar sem hetjud\u00e1\u00f0. H\u00fan bara neita\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta lj\u00f3ta hluti vi\u00f0gangast og h\u00f3ta\u00f0i a\u00f0 gera allt vitlaust, \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feurfti ekki meira til. En eftir \u00e1 a\u00f0 hyggja hefur \u00fea\u00f0 sennilega veri\u00f0 ofurmannlegt af henni a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta s\u00e9r ekki standa \u00e1 sama og enn\u00fe\u00e1 ofurmannlegra a\u00f0 gera eitthva\u00f0 r\u00f3tt\u00e6kara en a\u00f0 klaga \u00ed kirkjuna. H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 ein \u00ed \u00feessu og \u00fea\u00f0 er t\u00f6ff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn heyr\u00f0i ekki or\u00f0i\u00f0 aktivisti fyrr en barnab\u00f6rnin hennar f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 skipta s\u00e9r af umhverfism\u00e1lum en aktivisti var h\u00fan n\u00fa samt. \u00dev\u00ed aktivisti er s\u00e1 sem gr\u00edpur til beinna a\u00f0ger\u00f0a \u00ed \u00feeim tilgangi a\u00f0 breyta samf\u00e9lagi s\u00ednu og uppr\u00e6ta \u00f3r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ti. \u00dea\u00f0 eru a\u00f0ger\u00f0asinnar sem breyta heiminum. Ekki kirkjan, ekki l\u00f6ggan ekki Al\u00feingi, heldur f\u00f3lk sem neitar a\u00f0 loka augunum og kynnir s\u00e9r m\u00e1lin \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feau s\u00e9u \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gileg. F\u00f3lk sem b\u00ed\u00f0ur ekki eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gr\u00fdlan st\u00f6kkvi ni\u00f0ur \u00far turni e\u00f0a a\u00f0 kennivaldinu \u00fe\u00f3knist a\u00f0 \u00edhuga \u00feann m\u00f6guleika a\u00f0 vel gefnir menn og myndarlegir s\u00e9u ekki allir \u00fear sem \u00feeir eru s\u00e9\u00f0ir. F\u00f3lk sem segir \u00fea\u00f0 sem a\u00f0rir l\u00e1ta s\u00e9r n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 hugsa og gerir \u00fea\u00f0 sem a\u00f0rir l\u00e1ta s\u00e9r n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 tala um. \u00dea\u00f0 er f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem breytir heiminum og ma\u00f0ur \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera r\u00edkur, g\u00e1fa\u00f0ur e\u00f0a voldugur til \u00feess, ma\u00f0ur \u00fearf bara a\u00f0 hafa snefil af r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tiskennd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myndin er af Miklagar\u00f0i \u00e1 Hjalteyri \u00fear sem fj\u00f6lskylda m\u00edn bj\u00f3. Vi\u00f0 enda vegarins er Richardsh\u00fas en \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9st ekki \u00e1 myndinni.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00cd s\u00f6gub\u00f3kum framt\u00ed\u00f0arinnar ver\u00f0a \u00e1ratugirnir \u00ed kringum \u00fe\u00fasaldam\u00f3tin kalla\u00f0ir \u2018framstigninga\u00f6ldin\u2019. Allavega \u00ed kristnis\u00f6gunni. Allt \u00ed einu stigu allir fram og s\u00f6g\u00f0u hryllingss\u00f6gur \u00fe\u00f3tt kynsl\u00f3\u00f0um saman hafi allir \u00feaga\u00f0 \u00feunnu hlj\u00f3\u00f0i og ekki stigi\u00f0 eitt einasta skref nema hugsanlega \u00ed v\u00e6nginn vi\u00f0 kirkjuna. \u00c9g var \u00ed 6. bekk \u00feegar vi\u00f0 fluttum til Hjalteyrar. \u00deetta var ponkul\u00edti\u00f0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[133,197],"tags":[1225,1227,1224,1226,1222],"class_list":["post-6787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heilbrigdis-felagsmal","category-vald-velferd","tag-barnaheimili","tag-einar-og-beverly","tag-hjalteyri","tag-hvitasunnusofnudurinn","tag-richardshus","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n