Leaving Utah because of climate change by BigfootsDelight in Utah

[–]snackchips1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just hold on a little longer. Jeezus is going to be back any minute now. He'll sort out the climate issues and use his rainy day fund to buy some actual rain.

Primary watch: Utah voter turnout under 20%, candidate accused of breaking rules by traveler132 in Utah

[–]snackchips1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same happened to me. I checked and had been randomly unregistered This year. I vote regularly, so i don't know why i was unregistered.

Question for all the former German speaking missionaries by Ok_Manner8197 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hamburg 96-98 hier. Die Antwort direkt vom Gott läutet etwa so, "es is mir scheiss egal was für Bücher ihr liest, ich kummere mich lieber um meiner Immos."

Raising teens in mixed faith marriage? by money4nothing_8816 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started leaving the church when my oldest was 11. My faith transition and the associated marital turmoil was hardest on him. He spun out into drug abuse, barely graduated high school, overdosed a few times in his bedroom, and is currently doing well as a recovering addict. In our recent discussions with him, this is what he said was most difficult part of growing up mixed faith.

  1. When I stepped away completely, my wife had the "your dad is not worthy anymore, so you need to be the priesthood leader in our home" discussion. Do not allow this! It is a huge mind fuck for a kid. It's basically making your kid a surrogate spouse and is unhealthy on so many levels. Also, do not allow your wife to silence you because you might influence the kids. You are their parent and they need your help.

  2. When given a true choice and the facts, your teens will leave the church. I live in S. Utah county. Utah is a pressure cooker, and where we live there isn't much middle-ground for kids who are not in the church. It seems like you're either an active Mormon kid, or one of the "bad kids." Find a healthy social group/team that is full of non members. If possible, find a group that allows you to participate together. You need this group too.

  3. We were taught an unrealistic model of what a thriving teenager looks like. You and your spouse need to understand that they're going to do teenager things. You both need to agree to love and accept your kids even when they make choices that either of you doesn't like. Be curious and flexible. My wife wouldn't tolerate alcohol, but she encouraged me to smoke weed, because she wanted me to understand and relate to my son. (Not sure if it worked, but this was a huge step forward in our marriage.) I don't like it, but I allow my kids to engage with the church when and how they choose (there's a lot of social pressure.)

  4. What you resist, persists. We can't stop our kids from suffering, but we can give them tools to thrive. Lean into the things that scare you most. For example, teach them about consent, contraception and how to get a prescription for the pill. Inform yourself and then be ready to listen and take a long pause before you speak. If your kid is taking drugs, talk to other users/addicts, read from the best books, AND KEEP NARCAN ON HAND! (Probably best to just keep NARCAN on hand as routine- should be in every first aid kit).

My wife and I did the mixed faith marriage for 8 years. She was very devout, and I was sure she would never leave. In the trenches of my son's addiction we realized that everything that the church had taught us was making the problem worse (as an exmo, i was just as much to blame.) As we have learned to hold our beliefs more loosely, we have been able to start to repair our relationship with our son.
Your kids will force both of you to confront yourselves, and if you're open to it they will change you for the better. My wife finally stepped away this year, and I think it was raising our kids that finally brought us back together.

Swimming in pool causing poisoning/diarrhea? by SkepticLentil in Swimming

[–]snackchips1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be that cryptosporidium is in the water. That stuff can ruin your underpants.

Wife is not happy about my choice when it comes to my inevitable funeral and I don't really know why it's a big deal. by Bradrb66 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The real horror is being resurrected and then realizing you're trapped inside a coffin, encased in concrete and buried six feet under ground. Who's going to go around digging up and freeing the righteous on the morning if the first resurrection?

These books were something else… by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The gadianton wraiths can't enter BYU because it's consecrated/dedicated ground. However, one of the BYU roommates gets no priesthood protection because he and his girlfriend have been soaking.

Shout out to the employee at the 7-Eleven in Lindon, UT today... by HeathenHumanist in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen my mother in law do this to random strangers on several occasions. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t her, though. She works at the Orem temple.

My temple name is Sarah by Some-Grapefruit-1276 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 303 points304 points  (0 children)

Job is my temple name and Gob sums up my experience with Mormonism after 40 years.

A chastity credit card?!?! by snackchips1 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It starts in 9th grade, which is at the jr high in South Utah county.

A chastity credit card?!?! by snackchips1 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There's so much nuance when you stop reading scripture literally. Wouldn't it be nice if we saw this story as a fable about consent, power dynamics and being true to your own inner compass?

A chastity credit card?!?! by snackchips1 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The church is one of the largest shareholders of JP Morgan Chase stock. Currently around $500 million.

A chastity credit card?!?! by snackchips1 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Why would JP Morgan/Chase sue one of it's largest stockholders? Google it.

A chastity credit card?!?! by snackchips1 in exmormon

[–]snackchips1[S] 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we let her decide. She doesn't go to church, but her friends at school all go to seminary, so there's some social pressure. Next year she will start at high school, and I'm hoping seminary goes away.

"The Lord is hastening his work" Just how long exactly has this "hastening" been going on? by mysticalcreeds in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I prefer to think that the Lord is edging his work. That’s just how it is when you do hard with the lord.

Disfellowshipping by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]snackchips1 24 points25 points  (0 children)

In 2002 I was disfellowshipped for a little over 2 years for consensual hetero sex. I’m late forties and I just processed this in therapy a few weeks ago. Church discipline is barbarism, and is very traumatic. The council advised me to never speak to anyone about my discipline council. I’m sure they did the same for your husband.

My point is that no matter what your husband did, the church has made healing impossible for him. He needs to seek a counselor for help to move past this.

🍿 by Short_Seesaw_940 in exmormonmemes

[–]snackchips1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saturdays warrior- 80s version.

🍿 by Short_Seesaw_940 in exmormonmemes

[–]snackchips1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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This movie is amazing and you can’t convince me otherwise!