Does anybody else see the manifestations of insecurity and feat that I see when attending Mormon sacrament meetings.
I try not to attend whenever possible but as I have said before my housing arrangements mandate occasional attendance.
What I see demonstrated among the attendees is fear --apprehension-- doubt-- and anxiety.
to will be happy when I can arrange not to participate further.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2021 02:09PM by thedesertrat1.

We are in a pandemic where many Mormons aren't following their prophet.

"my housing arrangements mandate occasional attendance."

Is that even legal?

It is if you are polygamist. Cohabitation isn't against the law.

It is a question of living with a TBM daughter and her family

So does she know you don't believe and insists you go?

Mormons aren't normal people.

What's normal?

If your have to ask, you've been LDS too long, or you aren't far enough out yet. Keep going!

I get him saying "What is normal?" Everyone is different, so really, what is normal? I know I'm not normal. My boyfriend would even tell you that who I dated at 20 as an extreme TBM and reconnected 27 years later and have been together almost 17 years. He told me I'm not like any female he has ever known. I'm completely different than my two sisters. My best friends are two gay men (ex's of my "husband's) and two female TBMs who I still get along with. I am antisocial and I don't consider many people my good friends, although I get stopped in public all the time and people tell me their life stories and it isn't like I want to stand there and talk. My ex and my boyfriend couldn't find me one evening and my kids told them, "she ran into someone who is telling her their life story."

Does that make me normal? I'm married to someone gay (separated 25 years). That right there makes me abnormal. I'm considering violence against him right now (I'm kidding--he's driving me nuts right now, but if I was going to do anything violent towards him, I would have long ago. I'm not a violent person.)

cl2notloggedin Wrote:
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> I get him saying "What is normal?" Everyone is
> different, so really, what is normal? I know I'm
> not normal. My boyfriend would even tell you that
> who I dated at 20 as an extreme TBM and
> reconnected 27 years later and have been together
> almost 17 years. He told me I'm not like any
> female he has ever known. I'm completely
> different than my two sisters. My best friends
> are two gay men (ex's of my "husband's) and two
> female TBMs who I still get along with. I am
> antisocial and I don't consider many people my
> good friends, although I get stopped in public all
> the time and people tell me their life stories and
> it isn't like I want to stand there and talk. My
> ex and my boyfriend couldn't find me one evening
> and my kids told them, "she ran into someone who
> is telling her their life story."
>
> Does that make me normal? I'm married to someone
> gay (separated 25 years). That right there makes
> me abnormal. I'm considering violence against him
> right now (I'm kidding--he's driving me nuts right
> now, but if I was going to do anything violent
> towards him, I would have long ago. I'm not a
> violent person.)
You are probably one of the most normal people who post here
YOU HIDE NOTHING

"YOU HIDE NOTHING"

Um, how would we know if cl2 was hiding something?

We wouldn't be able to tell because, by definition, it would be hidden!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/20/2021 02:55PM by Nightingale.

Yes I remember all the insecurity and BS. I haven't attended for over 20 years. I am sorry you have to deal with that.

I don't have much insecurity about anything anymore. I had a lot of insecurity going to the LDS church. I NEVER fit in.

The best part is feeling no shame or guilt about being myself.

You are in a bad situation.

Insecurity is Big Business

Security takes a lot of energy sometimes

Think churches, insurance companies, alarms, weapons of protection, lawyers, savings, gated communities, covid precautions, plastic surgery, diets... milions of things people do to feel-be more secure.

Of course TSCC scares the members
(They scare themselves, and one another)

It's how they get "belief", attendance, MONEY (tight thing), FEAR, hope, trust

Once a member sees how TSCC operates, they are no longer a member.

thedesertrat1 Wrote:
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>... to will be happy when I can arrange not to
> participate further.


"Arrange" by DOING. Just sayin'

Tell them you refuse To Be FORCED to do anything (against your will). Tell them, "Just as you expect me Not To FORCE You [to do anything unreasonable, uninteresting, boring, false, damaging/ uncomfortable, or against your will or religion [you have one too - a will, power, a choice, weather you want to or not]

these traits are common among people who do not know jesus ~



i.e. ~ mormons, atheists, the lost ~

DR#1, there’s a lot of strange insecurity and angst at our house. We don’t know why, tho. Probably due to empty nest. Lack of control. Fires. Covid.

One thing, tho—-I don’t allow opportunist to exploit that.

Just stick me near all of my boys, and I’d be OK. People at church are probably have their own secret terror over their kids being on missions.

I was the happiest girl in the world when our son beat us home from the MTC.