HeyJaredA Little Unraveled
Just your average perimenopausal mother of teens and adult children, deconstructing Mormonism. Happiest when laughing with her husband.
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I Left the Church and Became a Selfish Monster (opens the original)
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I used to be a good person. I went to church every Sunday. I served where I was called. I believed in a higher power and me and that higher power were conversing every moment of everyday. I served dead people weekly. Then I lost my beliefs and, as everyone warned me would happen, I LOST MY MORAL COMPASS ENTIRELY.I would like to use this time to come clean about who I have become.Exhibit A: The GuestbookMy best friend (since I was 10 and she was 9) is getting sealed in the temple next month. The
Operation Turtleneck and Tomato Guy (opens the original)
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Twenty-five years ago today, I was a young single college student starting my second semester at BYU-Idaho at eighteen years young. You could smell autumn in the air. You know: cooler nights, shorter days. Fall was creeping in as I creeping back to school. And I was a little homesick (?) or more truthfully, just resisting taking college more seriously. Summer term hadn’t quite counted (too much play, not enough school), I felt that fall was “get serious” time. So I was getting serious about ever
There's a judgmental, divisive streak in LDS culture that I no longer want to be part of. (opens the original)
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About a year and a half ago, I decided to step back from the religion I was born into and raised my own kids in. I needed space to figure out what parts of that culture I’m willing to keep, and what parts I’m not.What I’m Keeping:- Bringing and accepting food from others- Serving people in different ways- My family (some days are easier than others….haha)<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ro7Y!,f_auto,q
Take My Makeup Advice At Your Own Risk (opens the original)
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