I posted this two years ago. This is my first repost(hehe I'm becoming SusieQ). I felt with all the new people that maybe it would be good to post it again, I did edit at least one place.


There are quite a few things I love about RfM. I am first and foremost thankful to the creators and moderators. They have given us all a place to grumble and heal. They have given us a place to prove we are not alone in this world. This is especially important to those of us smack dab in the middle of Moridor and surrounded by a constant influence of TBM family/friends.

Secondly, RfM is both scary and calming. Sometimes while reading posts I feel like I'm swimming in shark infested bloody waters. Other times I feel like I'm frolicking in a field of wildflowers. All posts, all perspectives(good and bad) can be helpful if taken with a grain of salt.

RfM has been helpful for me. I have posted a lot, possibly more than my share :), in the two years that I've been here. I have found a sense of community here that I didn't even realize I had been missing. I will be grateful for the rest of my life, for finding this place.

If you've made it this far in my ramblings, you get extra brownie points. ;)

Thanks for being awesome RfM creators, moderators, friends, family, and enemies(hehehe I couldn't help myself from adding that last one).

You have all made a difference in my life. I'm not the same person I was when I came here.

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It is a place that is rough and raw, soft and safe, all at the same time. It is a welcome shift from the world of Mormonism.

Thanks for this post, fidget. Beauty isn't always pretty.

Agreed :)

I love that "beauty isn't always pretty" :)

Growth and change are hard. That is what this place is about. Give support but not to where it become a crutch. Place to try on new hats. A place to help transition into the NORMAL real world.

Well said fidget. I always think of you as our own personal "Gidget."

It is hard to put a price on being able to express yourself without reservation.

Moments of being understood are often illusive, but they are one of life's greatest gifts when they occur. There is a big chance that understanding will happen at RFM and it feels incredible after years of living the Mormon life with your mouth shut and your true feelings on lock-down.

Misery loves company, but so does healing and surviving. Growth and thriving love camaraderie as well. This is a good place.



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It's a great place. I've been able to connect to so many awesome people, such as yourself :)

It is a privilege to read and write here. Due to mental health issues, I'm practically a shut in. This is my virtual community, and what a group of creative thinkers it is!

Hugs to Susan and Eric.

RfM taught me what I needed to know to get out of the church I knew I was uncomfortable there, but until I found RfM and could ask questions, I couldn't quite identify what the problems were.

It was so liberating to realize that I was not alone! There were others - LOTS of them - who had the same feelings and the same doubts that I did.

Now, I basically just hang around because this is a comfortable place.

you are quite balanced mentally. the world has the problem.

I absolutely love the community feeling here :)

Thanks to one and all, especially Eric. And thank you Susan. All of the above are among my favorite posters. I look for you here. Thanks folks!

Big Hugs from this MexMom.

Tis a rather motley crew here and I love em all.

AMEN

Love the shark infested comment and the wildflower comment. Great imagery there. I agree.

Thank you :)