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Raised Quiverfull: Relationship with Family Today
What is your relationship with your parents and siblings like today? What is your relationship with those you grew up with who remained in the movement like? Joe: I have completely closed the door on...
View ArticleA Broken Father’s Day
Yesterday was Father’s Day. I didn’t call my dad. Part of me says I should have. He is my dad, and I do love him, after all. I could have called him. But the thing is, if I had called all that would...
View ArticleRaised Quiverfull: Do You Wish You Could Go Back?
Do you sometimes wish to go “back”? Joe: Coming soon. Latebloomer: The further from the movement I am, the happier I become. I have never had a desire to return or any feelings of nostalgia about it....
View ArticleThe Purity Culture and “Lust”
Growing up, “lust” was a big no no. No lusting allowed! Absolutely none! Lust was sinful, shameful, evil. It was the kind of word that was whispered. And what exactly was lust? Joshua Harris, the man...
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Balancing Fear, Love, and Family
Visiting my parents’ house is always strange. There are such happy memories around every corner, mixed in some weird way with memories of pain and heartbreak. And then there are my younger siblings,...
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Is Abortion a Tragedy?
I recently read a post about abortion written by progressive Christian Patheos blogger James McGrath. In it he said the following: So what is my view? I consider abortion a tragedy at any stage. But I...
View ArticleAccording to John Shore, I was never a Christian. Huh?
John Shore is a progressive Christian blogger who advocates for LGBTQ rights and marriage equality. He often gives advice to Christians struggling with what to believe about homosexuality, and has been...
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Forward Thinking: What Do We Owe Our Parents?
I’ts that time of the month again! Head on over to Camels with Hammers to see Dan’s roundup of the posts written in response to his prompt on punishment and moral failures two weeks ago, and with that...
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Homeschooling under the Influence
After I wrote my posts on academics and socialization, I realized that there is another way homeschooling affected my life—and it’s no less significant. In fact, it’s a whole lot more significant....
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Lost and Found: A Friendship, a Shunning, and an Apology
While I talk a lot about my background here on the blog, I generally maintain some level of distance. Today I want to narrow that distance by sharing an email from a young woman who was a good friend...
View ArticleI Am Not a Child
Over Thanksgiving we got together with some relatives on Sean’s side of the family. One of his cousins, whom I will call Hillary, is about ten years older than Sean and I, and watching her interact...
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A Living Disappointment
My mom has been doing a good job keeping just how disappointed she is in me and in my life choices to herself these days. A couple of years ago she went all out and left me in tears, wanting to curl...
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