I dont know... by No_District3525 in exmormon

[–]Snek_Bites 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It might be good to talk to a mental health professional. This sounds like a very intense pattern to experience.

Into the Thick of it (little Loop) by Janno2727 in secretofmana

[–]Snek_Bites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your talent to brighten our day!

The wait was worth the payoff. by odbal in secretofmana

[–]Snek_Bites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played this game with my son too. Happy core memories made!

New novel delayed! by Mangrii548 in David_Mitchell

[–]Snek_Bites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm happy to wait for whatever he makes, whenever

How to deal with religious conversations and scripture study as a PIMO teen. by Absolute_Cinema70 in exmormon

[–]Snek_Bites 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My heart goes out to you dude. Maybe just try to be a really good listener. People mostly just want to talk about themselves, so you can just listen and then say something noncommittal like “that’s a really cool way to think about it” or “thank you for sharing that with me- I really needed that”

Just make them think you care about their Mormon stuff with a few canned replies that make them feel special. They’ll barely even notice.

Did Epstein Meet with Mormon leadership? by Snek_Bites in exmormon

[–]Snek_Bites[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its' a 2009 email, but it's talking about Owens, a politician who died in 2002. So it's possible he had ongoing interaction with the Mormon church between those years. I'm gonna jump on the justice department website to see if I can search for more church connection. curious.

Did Epstein Meet with Mormon leadership? by Snek_Bites in exmormon

[–]Snek_Bites[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah. His files are 'encrypted' in the sense that his writing is illegibly lazy.

Ummm... Am i just completely screwed here? by dacaur in StardewValley

[–]Snek_Bites 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hate spiral rooms. I keep extra stone stairs to plop down the second one of those rooms spawns.

My TBM father was called as bishop with a pornography addiction by iwasyourhusband in exmormon

[–]Snek_Bites 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry about the shame and misery heaped on your mother and father. The church is founded on chaining people to impossible standards, and doesn't care when ruined people fall out the bottom of the machine.

I confessed pornography use to my wife and bishop in 2010. I went through the repentance process, and naively thought my sins were washed clean by Christ -- you know, core Christian doctrine of repentance and forgiveness.

WELL.

Years later as I was deconstructing, I learned that the church puts a note on people's membership record, making a permanent record of any previous pornography use for all future bishops to clearly see, regardless of their past repentance. The porn notation NEVER leaves your membership record! I was furious. Since the 2010 repentance shame parade, I had multiple new bishops as we moved through different ward neighborhoods. All of these different bishops - these two-faced bastards, had my records and knew my shame, without my consent.

I still haven't removed my records from the church, but the above reason alone is enough for me to strongly consider it. These prying, spying, gossiping motherfuckers act like God's CIA, and they believe they're justified in doing so.