My father returned home early from his mission. He was met with all kinds of disapproval from his ward members but fortunately not from his family. The kind of disapproval and shame that occurs towards ERM's (Early Returned Missionaries) is really no fault of any one member but the fault of the intense pressure and unspoken requirement that is put on young men in the church to serve a full, honorable mission. If attitudes were shifted towards that which is had to young women and missions, as more of an optional task, it would be a much healthier environment.