I have been reading this blog for a while now but this is the first time I have felt I needed to add my two cents in. Try to have a date night once a week and when your Dr Spouse has time off go somewhere. I hear you, I need my down time to decompress and watch stuff on the Internet, haha. I'd suggest the essays.
A shitty sex life, potentially. The history of racism and violence is upsetting. The divorce factor may allow some women to experience single-faith marriage at some point as some Mormon men marry multiple Mormon women over the course of their lifetimes, but the overall point stands: The only options for these women involve seeking a partner outside of the church, or a lifetime of celibacy. I know a guy who had a hobby of corrupting Mormon girls he was abused by his TBM parentsand I'm told you're both right. I would love to someday find myself sitting in the pew with you, sharing this amazing journey. You can also attend their singles conferences, or participate in social activities organized by the Church. Whenever you bring something up, they'll say if it's not on lds. I was skeptical whether this would work with Mormon girlsв sheltered girls who would never step inside a dance club or be wooed by pickup artists. So, I can only imagine the stories you hear.
I cried when I showed the end of a rescue reenactment in my class last week. I realize I rambled a bit and may not have answered all your questions; feel free to ask anything else you want to know. Of course we are talking abt kids and marriage all the time. While a part of me is sad about not having a temple marriage and getting sealed together I have hope that this could change while we are on this earth and I have faith in an ever-loving Father in Heaven who is kind and just and will be able to provide a way for my family to live together in the eternities. For every lesson and sermon preached about loving everyone, there are one or two lessons on avoiding outsiders because they will destroy your eternity. In fact, the church is designed to help people come unto Christ, who is the only one who can change our hearts and help us overcome ourselves to come back to him. I wish there was a mother's support network for us all to join and meet up. Sometimes I complain to my kids and to my husband. I admit it is sometimes depressing going to bed without him and getting up seeing him still studying but I am sure we will survive this.
But when I am doing homework or studying, he's usually at my side trying to get my attention or laying on me or otherwise whining that I'm not paying enough attention to him. And those women are very replaceable to them. I am willing to add his religious observances to our worship as a couple and as a family, but should I also be willing to give up some of my participation in my own faith в for example by attending the temple or Sunday services slightly less often in order to spend more time as an entire family. When you mix cultural groups you increase the difficulty. The woman's role is to grow up, marry a worthy priesthood holder, and have a lot of kids. To them, everyone is either TBM, hasn't learned the truth yet, or has some kind of personal failing laziness, desire to sin, allowed themself to be deceived by satan, etc. An important is doing this together.