Wow! I honestly hadn't considered the benefit of having Sundays mostly to myself. What a major bonus, as my LDS cousin would say! Thanks for that. Back in 2001 my very religious aunt and uncle were serving a senior mission on O'ahu. I came to visit them with my mom and brother. We did all the standard things, like the PCC. On our last day, a Sunday, my uncle started driving us around the windward
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Thanks for your thoughts. Even my relatives who are closer to ky age are becoming hardcore faithful these days, with a couple exceptions. So I really don't know if they'd ever back off. I am reconsidering the whole notion. Also, I fear if I took my name off the rolls that they'd take it as a slap in the face. I like your communication strategy, though, and will put it to use.
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If I do move there I hope to connect with some fellowm ex-mos. Endless stuff to talk and vent about! I hear there's a good group in Logan.
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LOL!
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Thanks! I love hiking and mountain biking so I know I find solace there, but my Don't-Call-Them-Mormon relatives are already making me nervous, and I'm not even there!
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I hadn't tuned-in to ex-mo stuff in awhile and was amused by the term "never-mo." New to me! But I'd be shocked if there were a latent Mormon lurking inside me. Even when I was a kid the whole thing seemed screwy.
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Thanks for your thoughts. I think the single biggest challenge for me will be my uncle. I've been working out what to say to him. No point in challenging him on doctrine -- it's more like I need to negotiate conditions of a truce. "I won't challenge your faith, and you will respect my free agency and not try to 'correct' me." Something like that. But I'm glad to hear overall positive th
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Thank you, Cathy! That's encouraging. I really do love the area and had many wonderful times there, growing up. I hope this can work out. Aloha!
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Hello Everybody! I'd like to first thank this site's organizers. RfM was the first ex-mo site I discovered many years ago when I was researching the church. It was and continues to be an excellent resource. Thanks also to all those who've shared their stories. I still, at 50, struggle with fallout symptoms, but the words of all those who've dealt with similar problems really helps remind me th
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