tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post4991624061575672436..comments2023-11-05T03:52:09.095-07:00Comments on The Fobcave: Exmormon by C.L. HansonB.G. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post-70441484588421684952009-08-13T07:05:49.333-06:002009-08-13T07:05:49.333-06:00Brinestone,
I've been there. I eventually came...Brinestone,<br />I've been there. I eventually came to realize that I didn't want my daughter to know the limitations that were placed on me, just because I was a girl. She now (at 15)has more self-confidence and poise than I ever had. She has never been made to feel inferior because of her gender. <br />And then there is my son. He will never be the type of guy I dated when I was mormon. He is kind and gentle. All the girls love him, because he has learned to treat them as equals. Of course with the respect of a southern gentleman, who opens doors for all women, young and old. <br />Give yourself a chance to raise your kids. Don't let the people who populate the mormon church do it for you. Teach them to love and respect all people regardless of tradition.(that's how we have explained alot of our friends differences to the kids) You have it in you. <br />MArnoldM. Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351257238705122144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post-23621466894979125482009-08-06T20:17:22.274-06:002009-08-06T20:17:22.274-06:00For me, that feeling of terror came and went while...For me, that feeling of terror came and went while I was questioning the church, and eventually gave way to the light and free feeling when I finally made a decision and acted on it. It's a scary thing to think that something you've built your life around might not be true. And it's hard to imagine how your life could be anything other than what you'd always envisioned it being, until you get out of that frame of reference and realize how many other options there are. And by "you" I mean "me," because I don't honestly pretend that I can speak for anyone's experience but my own. I hope you ("you" now meaning "you") find a place you're comfortable with, wherever it may be.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14843205.post-65639400560327384572009-08-06T19:49:07.535-06:002009-08-06T19:49:07.535-06:00I'm starting to wonder if I actually believe a...I'm starting to wonder if I actually believe all of it, and rather than feeling light and free, I'm feeling terrified, almost as if my whole world would revolt against me if I "came out of the closet." The family I was raised in would be VERY disappointed in me (they're all ubermormons). And for some reason, I'd feel heartbroken if my children weren't raised in the church. Why is that?Brinestonehttp://www.galacticcactus.com/brinestonenoreply@blogger.com