Her parents would have been my age. This hits me right in the feels. "Catastrophe" is a great word to use to describe how that must have felt.
2022-10-31 19:33:56
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Monica Renae :
my daughter was born out of wedlock and I will fight my family if they call her product of sin. thanks for talking about this stuff, I know it hurts
2022-10-31 19:20:07
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𝔜𝔬𝔲𝔯𝔇𝔞𝔦𝔩𝔶𝔖𝔱𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔫 :
Most therapists will say to stay away from the “shoulds” great trauma processes.
2022-10-31 19:12:32
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Lindsay Fullname :
Church leaders, yw presidency, were the ones who reminded me the most that my parents marriage was suspect because I was made out of wedlock (at byu)
2022-11-02 21:05:40
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Mala•Lei•Mama :
Your story is mine 😩
2022-10-31 21:54:42
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Chindrella :
Bountiful, Woods Cross, Centerville, Farmington are the WORST types of Mormons. I grew up there too.
2022-10-31 19:18:07
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PNW.Aimee :
I felt this as an adopted child also. I was the product of the mistake and now I was being sent away.
2022-11-01 18:51:46
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stargazinggram :
Oh, mine was just as bad. We got married outside of the temple and had to wait a year to get married in the temple and I didn’t even want to do that.
2022-11-06 18:41:52
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eacj1988 :
I married a Mormon who’s patents both went back to the Mormon trail. He is on his 3rd wife. She is Mormon. They keep my kids and tell me I am not good
2022-11-01 04:28:34
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kimberann :
this is so much like my story. thanks for sharing your story
2022-11-02 03:17:27
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Avery :
dude sammmmeee
2022-11-10 09:18:19
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Ale :
Omg youre 32 and not married? That’s what I hear a lot!!
2022-11-18 02:20:01
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dc :
What a horrible thing to do and say to a child, I really hope she’s healing and knows it’s all ridiculous
2022-11-01 05:08:44
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ogssasse :
Wow. I was also a pregnant high schooler. The things that are said are disgusting.
2022-11-01 18:51:07
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Lyn Raddatz :
if any of my mormon family tells my daughter she was born from sin I will permanently cut them off. She is a product of love, plain and simple
2022-11-02 00:30:26
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Emma Miller :
can relate. my mom married a non-member and I was told my whole life that I wouldn't get to be with my family forever because my mom had done that and it always made me feel horrible, super "other"ed in the church
2022-11-08 16:04:56
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AdrianaV🆘🇺🇸🆘 :
My bishop gave me two pamphlets one for adoption one for abortion. Told me I was a bad example for the young women because I was pregnant at 18
2022-11-15 18:47:36
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Zazbo :
Lookee like extended family and community "loved her to death" --mostly costing their moral lives...
2022-10-31 19:41:09
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amandam153 :
I’d love to be a guest on this podcast boy do I have some stories
2022-11-08 14:45:14
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sparklingcarrie :
I was relating so hard to this—my parents conceived me in hs too! Difference was: dad converted but folks split age 2, raised by grands don’t recall-
2022-11-04 15:34:21
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G Robert Scott :
Sweet girl - tell your family you were certainly excellent in at least one thing. Swimming 🏊♀️😉 none of us are accidents and all has purpose!
2023-02-17 17:18:18
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veronicamitchell82 :
So sad! Same thing happened to my in laws and my hubby was born in 79 and their family never did that to them.
2022-11-06 06:25:28
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Devra :
I gave birth to a child out of wedlock at age 16. Had 3 abusive, failed marriages because I was “soiled goods” and never felt worthy of love.
2022-11-08 00:31:41
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Elemental Elsa🍉 :
I had such a similar family culture towards me. My heart goes out to her.
2022-11-03 20:18:47
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Jen :
Dad couldn’t serve a mission bc he got someone pregnant?!?
2022-11-02 02:27:28
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Princess Keda 🍉 :
I have a very similar story 🥺
2022-11-08 18:30:49
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Sapphire.Rainbow :
So she was born out of wedlock… but they had a shotgun wedding before she was born?
2022-11-09 12:17:37
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Debbie Cannon :
I am a product of an oops. My grandparents made my mom marry my dad when she was 4 months pregnant because of the shame.
I ruined my dad's life he sa
2022-11-02 01:46:00
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Mary :
no one is perfect! God does the work in us. we cannot make ourselves perfect.
2022-11-11 23:36:56
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oliviaaaa :
i appreciate her so much for talking about this! my family is baptist and i’m an out of wedlock baby and i have always gotten similar treatment!
2022-11-14 03:52:53
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Ryan :
Sounds like bad people to me
2022-11-15 02:42:04
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terilynn968 :
I never understood blaming the child.
2022-11-01 19:23:59
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Tia :
So you weren’t born out of wedlock, you were conceived out of wedlock? Right? Or did I misunderstand?
2022-11-17 09:31:07
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paigew :
this gave me so much validation to my story of getting pregnant at 17. mormon catastrophe is the perfect way to put it. ugh. I was hidden for 9 months
2022-11-17 15:41:05
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eacj1988 :
Ex’s parents got married mom was pregnant with older brother who died. Then my ex was born. They divorced. Shamed badly.
2022-11-01 04:27:10
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Tnpharmgirl :
I don't think Moses or Mary ever got married in temple or Jesus for that matter
2022-12-12 07:06:00
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spoo0oo0o00oons :
Haha I graduated from wx
2022-12-14 20:12:05
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heiden.out :
What’s odd is that I have spent 45 years of my life as a member of this church and have never heard this kind of talk. Only love & acceptance. 🤷
2022-10-31 19:36:33
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Devin Seaich :
My friend got told (by a church leader) that her parents didn’t love her as much because she was born out of wedlock…
2023-07-05 06:50:51
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Heidi -student midwife :
I’m so grateful the christian church was not this way to me, my husband and our daughter🥺 babies are a blessing from the Lord
2023-07-11 19:14:06
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