How a Logical Girl Talked Herself into Fundamentalism, Part 3

“To this day I get shamed for talking about the multi-faceted manipulation in my family, because it’s not in accordance with our brand, ‘love.'”

How a Logical Girl Talked Herself into Fundamentalism, Part 2

“My parents broke me into embracing the identity they demanded of me.”

How a Logical Girl Talked Herself into Fundamentalism, Part 1

“There’s a huge myth I run into on a regular basis – that people raised in fundamentalism are stupid.”

Self Preservation and Mental Health

“When a child is raised a quiverfull family, there is core belief involved that stipulates that older children should help raise their younger siblings. This is commonly known to those outside the quiverfull movement as the ‘buddy system’, but survivors sometimes call this ‘sister-moms’.”