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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get all the Mormon hate and bashing on this thread.  And l say this as an ex Mormon.  My family is still Mormon but they didn’t cut me off or pressure me to stay.  It was my choice and l decided at 19, 30 years ago. They respected my choice even though it made my mom sad for a minute.  We still have a good relationship.

I never really fit in with the Mormon culture as a teenager.  My mom encouraged me to study / work in a field with good earning potential and be able to support myself.  There were a lot of my peers that just wanted to be SAHMs, but Mormons aren’t all the same.  They are humans too.

Never thought l would be defending the Mormon church lol.  I find a lot of the teachings nonsense,  but l feel the same way about the Virgin Mary - it’s not a Mormon thing it’s a religion thing.  [/quote]

I also left the Mormon church around the same time, and this has been my experience.  My parents have a very traditional marriage, but similarly, they encouraged me to work hard at school and choose a field with good earning potential.  My sister and I both have advanced degrees and work (she works full-time and remains active in the church).  The Mormon religion isn't that different than Catholicism or more orthodox/conservative Judaism.  I am no longer active in the church primarily because I am done with patriarchy, and I'm not willing to stick around and wait 50 more years for things to maybe get better.  But as the PP said, this isn't a uniquely Mormon thing.

Also, Daniel from the Ballerina Farm is super creepy and controlling and has a lot of money to throw around.  He's not representative of all LDS men.  [/quote]

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