I admit it, this is mostly a rant about someone who told me that my story was a lot less interesting if I left Mormonism.

I'm not having a faith crisis anymore. What I'm having now is about institutions, patriarchy, and obedience culture.

I spend some time thinking about older versions of myself, from age 5 and 10 on. Is there some clue about myself I'm missing from the past? Maybe. But I also find out that I need to take a break.

Trying to sort out my feelings after my son left for his first adult job, I discovered a wealth of unprocessed grief about things, some of them really dumb and some really profound.

Find out all about my parenting mistakes and how different I really used to be from two of my kids.

Some of my faith transition poetry and why it matters to me, and where it came from.

All you wanted to know about growing up with me as Mom and about how we're negotiating a mixed-faith family with my returned missionary (but nuanced) daughter who is still attending.

Some basic information about the areas of difference between autistic and nonautistic people, and some about my own experience about autism.

https://theaspergian.com/2019/05/04/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/?fbclid=IwAR3wMMhKCd2N6Ny3O8NamWq1KFbTtp2mo2hacbiRZ-Mxwk_NabY5Uy13Jzw

https://religionnews.com/2018/01/23/i-have-autism-and-im-a-mormon/

(By the way, I prefer "I'm autistic")

This is a chance for you to see what it's like to be in my family, with a recorded conversation between me and my oldest son Sam, just graduated from BU. It's also a chance to hear from a really smart Gen Z member of the Church.

Reflections on attending mass with a dear friend's son officiating as a newly ordained priest.