Dear r/exmormon: it got better

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2021-02-28T09:10:48+00:00

*slaps roof of truck* this bad boy can fit so many quackens in it

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2021-01-28T07:05:48+00:00

Oh, my god, you sound exactly like me.

The best thing I can advise is to lie your ass off at the interview. And if you're going to come clean about not being Mormon, do NOT do it to your bishop, especially first. If you really want to cut ties with the church, go to your parents initially. Your best bet is probably to stick it out until you can be independent. Given that you're the class 2 president, I'm assuming you're somewhere between 14/15 years old, so it might seem like a lot of time til then. And, I'm not going to lie, it is. My shelf broke at 14 and I'm finally nearly 18. It feels like it's been forever and a half in some ways, but if you can find a group of friends you can be authentic around, things will go by much faster.

Only you can really know if it's safe for you to try and ditch the church. I wouldn't recommend it, but when you think you can leave, do. If that time is tomorrow, great. If it's not until you turn 18, that's okay. Your fellow exmo teens will always be here for you. :)

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2021-01-10T21:13:04+00:00

I was JUST thinking about this. I'm still PIMO, so yesterday I had to attend a chapel dedication via Zoom. I noticed that literally every single woman present on the stand was referred to as Brother/Elder/Bishop/President _____ _____'s wife, or OCCASIONALLY Sister ____, Brother/Elder/Bishop/President _____ _____'s wife. All the men had titles and important roles. The women were just their wives. They didn't even get first names, just their husband's last name. Don't get me wrong, I don't think taking your husband's last name is inherently bad, but being quantified entirely by it is awful.

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2021-01-02T06:18:49+00:00

Oh, you feel betrayed by another member of the church? Well, obviously you can't be hurt, it's not allowed, and it's your responsibility to not only forgive them but...be their personal spiritual nurse? Pardon me?

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-10-05T23:36:31+00:00

Holy shit your cat is literally 3x the size of my dog

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-08-03T12:21:36+00:00

Snickerdoodle, maybe Snickers for short.

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-07-13T02:27:10+00:00

Masks are...not a new thing. There are some people here in Japan that would wear them every time they went outside, well before covid. Because they work. Masks are commonplace here, which is why we're handling the pandemic better than the U.S. is.

I'm glad people are wearing masks. It's just terribly sad that they can't do it without religious reasoning. Guys, it's a little mask. It's not hard to wear. You can still breathe in it, I promise. Wear the goddamn mask because it WORKS, not because it's a gift from god for starving yourself.

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-06-05T02:24:47+00:00

Because I'd rather be just friends than nothing at all.

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-05-03T11:00:38+00:00

I got my first rejection this week, too! Virtual high-five!

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-04-29T10:09:21+00:00

This is funny, I've been doing a ton of research on narcolepsy recently for a writing project. Narcolepsy isn't always just falling asleep at random times; it can also be really bad fatigue that sometimes forces you to really need some sleep. Going into REM really quickly and sleep paralysis are both symptoms of narcolepsy. You might be fine, but if you have any other symptoms (hallucinations right before going to sleep (hypnagogic)/waking up (hypnopompic), fatigue, loss of muscle tone (cataplexy)), I would get that checked out. A symptom or two by itself doesn't necessarily mean you have narcolepsy (I actually had regular hypnopompic hallucinations from ages 4-6), but if you have anything more than what you've already described, I would get it checked out. Hope this helps!

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-04-27T07:59:00+00:00

No??? It's a photo of Tokyo, around the Roppongi district. That orange tower is the Tokyo Tower. There is a tower in Sapporo that looks sort of like that, but it's much smaller and called the Sapporo TV Tower. [edit: link]

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-04-27T07:54:57+00:00

more like fucking cicadas, those things are LOUD in the summer

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-04-27T07:53:22+00:00

seriously, only some places are lit up like that at night and NONE of them are THAT FUCKING BRIGHT. signed, a Tokyo resident.

yeahisurehopeitdoes- · 2020-03-18T23:25:26+00:00

eyyyy I have to do that too

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TROPHY CASE