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minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoAmish are a Christian sect. I don’t know what is going on with that mother but she’s probably going to may experience shunning, which isn’t great for mental health, nor is incarceration. ETA: amended based on https://amishcountrynews.com/the-amish-and-shunning-who-what-when-and-how/
minus-squareCat_Daddy [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoShe’s almost certainly battling mental illness already for her to be able to do something like that. It’s a tragic story all around.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoAmish women seem to be the epitome of “trad wife.” I imagine it’s a difficult existence.
Amish are a Christian sect. I don’t know what is going on with that mother but she’s
probably going tomay experience shunning, which isn’t great for mental health, nor is incarceration.ETA: amended based on https://amishcountrynews.com/the-amish-and-shunning-who-what-when-and-how/
She’s almost certainly battling mental illness already for her to be able to do something like that. It’s a tragic story all around.
Amish women seem to be the epitome of “trad wife.” I imagine it’s a difficult existence.