Posted by:
westernwillows
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Date: February 07, 2012 10:26AM
My 10 year high school reunion is this summer. I plan on going because there's some people I haven't seen in 10 years that I really want to see again, and there's some that I will have a fabulous time showing that I actually did something with my life (besides start popping out kids at age 19) I was TBM in high school, but not over the top. In all honesty, I was always embarrassed about being Mormon and the day I left my parents house I left the church. Even though I grew up outside Utah, my high school had a significant number of LDS kids--best guess would be around 25%. I was friends with some of them, but not enough that we've kept in touch over the last 10 years. I'm sure they'll ask the typical TBM questions ("how big is your ward" "What's your calling" etc) I don't think I want to hit them with "Yeah, I found out it was all a lie so I quit, and oh by the way you really should check out exmormon.org because it was a lifesaver for me!" I married a nevermo, which is a good start. I haven't come out to my parents yet (although I'm sure they know because they seem to know everything) but the line I give them is "Well, we usually work Sundays, but when we have them off we really like to spend the day with DH's family"
Is there a polite way of saying that you've left the church if the subject comes up? Knowing TBMs they're bound to bring it up.