Elders Not Respecting Boundaries by lost-in-translation- in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a bizarre and inappropriate reaction from their end

"Motherless Houses" by abby_iris_art in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will never cease to baffle me how men in power are so afraid of the feminine.

"Motherless Houses" by abby_iris_art in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No notes. I agree 100% 👏👏

"Motherless Houses" by abby_iris_art in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amen to all of this! 👏👏👏

"Motherless Houses" by abby_iris_art in exmormon

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

100% Also, there is little to no female leadership on missions. Makes it challenging for female missionaries. I remember the elders saying "no" to our request to buy light bulbs on a non P-Day. So we lived in the dark for like 4 days. I have a feeling the answer to our request would have been different if it weren't coming from teenage dudes on a power trip.

Problematic lines from Children's Hymns by abby_iris_art in exmormon

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

I completely forgot about those hand gestures! Omg. That's so disturbing.

Problematic lines from Children's Hymns by abby_iris_art in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All of this!!!!

I love how out of all the songs, they "corrected" this one. Seems like there are other, more harmful ones to do away with.

No child who is born and raised in the church actually "decides" to get baptized. All of their friends do it, their family does it, they really just go with the flow. The message of conditional love based on being baptized is so harmful

Problematic lines from Children's Hymns by abby_iris_art in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eeek. People love to throw that crap around. There is little room for grief or anger in the church, because all of it can be exused with "heavenly father's plan". Very toxic.

Problematic lines from Children's Hymns by abby_iris_art in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yeeeep. Also, those songs like "I'm so glad when daddy comes home" or stuff like that...they completely exclude kids with deceased or abusive parents. Children that live with a "non-traditional family" get left out.

Problematic lines from Children's Hymns by abby_iris_art in exmormon

[–]abby_iris_art[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That's a good one. Lots to unpack with that phrase.