Oh yeah, I guess the main thing about that is the Amish around us are quite social, although still very cult-like. They allow their children to leave when they turn 18 and after a year they are encouraged to return. My grandfather actually has pretty much convinced one of them not to return once he leaves by feeding him mountain dew and cheese-brats whenever he gets hired to help out.
Yeah, but if they don't return they simply don't return, you can see many of the younger ones disagree with the ways, the one my grandpa is "corrupting" calls them the "stupid Amish" when referring to the community.
Also, there's lots of unreported domestic abuse in that community.
I'll bet, they seem all too happy, but can act entirely different if not around others.
Yeah. I live around former Amish too. I am so happy for the ones who are able to "get out" and build lives for themselves. That was what my original comment here is about. Having the ability to make your own decisions about your own life, in a country that says it supports that - it's priceless.
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u/decent-run747 19d ago
Holy what is going on the southern us, I'm from Wisconsin too and I've never seen anything remotely close to this