Father Disowned Me Because I'm Still Atheist

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Elconquistador? Where abouts were you living as part of the Lds? Rural town, city, settlements? What kind of schooling did you get?
If I start a lady friendly thread would you invite the wifey over for a chat with us girls? Y'know, after you're all settled in and whatnot

Glad to have you around, btw. I feel a kinship with ex cultists.

Haha! I keep trying to convince her to join the forum but she wont yet. But perhaps if I let her know you plan to start a lady thread, she might just do it. haha

And well, I was raised in a small town in Riverside County, California called Anza. I lived there from ages 6-18. I attended a small public school there where I was one of 5 mormons attending, not of which were my friends. I enjoyed being friends with the students with no mormon affiliation. haha. Well, two of them are now skeptics, one is on a mission, and the other is still active. haha.

Upon turning 18 I moved to San Diego, CA and attended college and got heavily involved with the Church out here.

I would have to say I was quite lucky living were I lived and having the friends I had, and even the family I had. Growing up, my family wasn't super crazy mormon. My family uses bad words, puts alcohol in cooking recipes, watches rated R movies, play violent video games, and drinks green tea occasionally. It wasn't until I started having sex with my GF (now wife) and calling out crazy stuff in the church that they started going super mormon. Then having the friends I had ensured that I wasn't a total complete naive mormon boy. It is much more easy to grow up in California as a mormon, it ensures that you are not completely socially awkward. haha