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Welcome! My story is very similar to yours. I also felt emotional and unhappy after attending church, then later found disgusting and disturbing information about the church that I once was so unbendingly loyal to. I'm glad you're here, I hope that it can give you a place to vent and talk about you...

I'm a bit late here, but I wanted to welcome you to the group Somegirl. You're right about needing support for this type of life-event. Everything else I've been through I could count on friends, my wife, my family. But in this, all bets are off. It affects everyone so differently. I had some peopl...

I’m very worried about how my mom will take all of this, though I’m sure she knows that I no longer attend. We are glad you found your way to us. "Not making your mother cry" is a common reason for many of us to stick with the church as an undercover unbeliever. I'm still doing that and I simply ad...

Something to keep in mind with parents... For most of us, our parents love us unconditionally and want us to be happy. They may believe the best way or only way to true happiness is through the church and gospel, but they still love us. Have you considered asking them the questions that have bother...

Welcome Somegirl! Thanks for sharing your story. I haven't been able to even wrap my head around telling my parents yet. I haven’t had a chance to read through everyone’s intros, so I’m not sure... but how long have you been going through your transition? How close does your family live in proximit...

I think you really got to the heart of something a lot of us struggle with. For me, knowing how it would hurt others really kept me in the church longer than I was comfortable with. Thinking this was going to possibly destroy relationships really hurts. And, to be honest, it does change relationshi...

Welcome Somegirl! Thanks for sharing your story. I haven't been able to even wrap my head around telling my parents yet. Thank you Slavereeno. You will have to update if and when you do. I feel so obligated to make sure my moms mental health stays good, so I just can’t figure out what to do. We wer...

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Tue May 22, 2018 8:51 am

Glad you found us indeed. I understand the Parents thing still haven't told them. I worry about their relationship with our kids deteriorating. Welcome we will support you from here.

I surely hope that doesn’t happen with your parents and kids’ relationships. That would be awful.

Thanks all for the welcome. This change in belief has been an even bigger deal than marriage, college, jobs and having kids. I have never felt such a need for support as now. Maybe it’s because in our culture people can be supportive with almost everything else. But not having the same belief system...

Hi all. I have been lurking for a couple of months and finally decided to be brave and join you all. I was born and raised in Utah, and have never lived anywhere else. DH and I have been married for about 17 years, and have three small children. We were married in the temple, but from the beginning,...