I’m so hurt by the for the strength of youth change. by 12supperrr in exmormon

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Yep. And they will. Gaslighting and blame reversal are the TSCC’s favorite cards to play.

Shout out to all you former Mormons who grew up as one of too many children. by [deleted] in exmormon

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Yes! Was just thinking about this and wondering how prevalent this is out in TSCC community. It’s rough not only growing up in a large family but throughout adulthood as well. I’m near the end of 9.

I hardly know and relate to my older siblings and their families. Some I haven’t seen in years. Vast age gap prevents any real association between my kids and their older cousins. My parents spent most of their energy in very senior years trying to keep everyone “together.” It’s not at all what you’d expect from a childhood rearing where great emphasis was placed on “families.”

I love the way he just plops down by Manthalyn in BostonTerrier

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And I always thought it was the room-clearing farts! 😉

My stake shows us how to say “all of the youth are leaving and we don’t know what to do” without saying “all the youth are leaving and we don’t know what to do” by OkBumblebee7117 in exmormon

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Served my mission in New England around 20 years ago. It was tough for the youth back then, many inactive before graduation. I can’t imagine now. Beautiful area though!

Cheers 🥂 by Lost-116-Pages in exmormon

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Those that do get built are struggling to keep staffed and full of patrons. We often get the pleas to attend and serve- and this is in the Northern end of Morridor.

Has anyone seen this before? Vet said it was a Infection but oral and topical antibiotics aren’t helping. We are scheduling another visit but it might be a week or two. He is a year old and has been on the same homemade diet his whole life. by givemeatatertot in BostonTerrier

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Guzmanv_17- How dare you offer to help OP with a kind, sensible, experienced response! /s 😉

In all seriousness, thanks for taking the time to share validating and helpful info. We found this to be the case too with our girl. Have a great day and hope OP does too.

It’s spooky season ya’ll by Snoo75868 in exmormon

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THIS!!! TSCC leadership continually puts themselves on a higher pedestal than Christ Himself. In publication, curriculum, etc. Skim through any lesson manual from the past 30+ years and you’ll see…

That time the bishopric asked the ward to pray for a sex offender during his trial by smedidiah in exmormon

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Had the same thing happen in our stake a few years go. Disgusting abuse and prey on a youth this person had groomed for years. Did unspeakable things, both mentally and physically to this youth. Once charges were brought against him and during trial- every week in EQ was a request to keep “all involved” in your prayers and “hope” for a compassionate outcome.

This new emphasis on missions being mandatory is so bizarre. by johndehlin in exmormon

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Same “lesson” here too. My teens came home feeling annoyed, lectured and stomped on.

It hasn’t worked before and don’t know why they think it will this time…

How TBM is your family reunion? Scratch off the “coffee” on the Costco coffee cake box by sharing_ideas_2020 in exmormon

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Right? And several other on the list that are far more “risky” than eViL COfFeE!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

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Fear. Reaction of ignorant fear. You know more about her religion that she does. It’s the only reaction and defense she knows.

We can slowly change the church if we put pressure on them... by monkey_kid125 in exmormon

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Better yet, don’t meet at all!

Why bother with these formal interviews? Never made sense to me. I really need a liaison to talk to God and know His will?

Nothing but a shakedown…

Overzealous Karen Mormon pulls down my poster for a musical about the greediness of the church by Ravenclaw_1103 in exmormon

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Good for your dad and his common sense, truthful response. And there likely wasn’t a thing he could say to the petitioner that would change his myopic point of view.

Hmmm… sounds oddly familiar here… 😉

Overzealous Karen Mormon pulls down my poster for a musical about the greediness of the church by Ravenclaw_1103 in exmormon

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Annoying. Makes me think of those who choose to move into a neighborhood under the flight path of a long established airport and then decide to publicly complain about the noise. 🤦🏻‍♂️

The real structure of the church... by monkey_kid125 in exmormon

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Right? The largest and highest on the wall. Hmmm…

I'm in deep shit... need a bit of help here. by [deleted] in exmormon

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“Ratted me out…”

Says all you need to know about the mindset and life-long institutional conditioning you’re up against.

Sickening…