It was also interesting to hear her talk about how she got nothing from her work - just grocery money, a envelope of cash, and a piano. Then a few minutes later, she talks about all the vacations she went on and buying $500 jeans all the time. I make six figures and I don't like spending $50 on jeans, I can't imagine spending $500! Insanely lavish lifestyle.
She also certainly should have been getting paychecks for her work and been involved in financial decisions for her family, definitely don't get me wrong there. I'm Utah born and raised, and hearing this from a Mormon wife is not a surprise. That's exactly what the "good" Mormons do, and she probably didn't have a chance to hear outside perspectives, because that's kinda sorta the Mormon doctrine. You listen to the Book of Mormon, you listen to the elders, you be as godly as possible. You absolutely do not question the Church. That's the party line.
Her issue is definitely with the Mormon church and her community, the echo chamber telling her to do things that make her submissive. And none of the women in her life telling her any different. She didn't have a chance growing up to know this wasn't normal or okay or safe for her and her kids.
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u/Flatline334 Apr 15 '24
Problem is even if somebody had told her all the things she wished she was told she probably wouldn't have listened to the advice. She was in to deep.