Autumn Is Starting College Next Semester!

[longskirts]

I was really happy to read the latest post.

[Rosa]

oh my, me too! YAY AUTUMN.

[Angri-la]

So Autumn's parents are not the "no college" fundies, but they were into courtship? I feel like I need a Fundie Family Flowchart sometimes.

[Little_Eyes]

Can I have the link, please?

ETA: Found it in the library. It was a great post!

[Witsec1]

Good for her! Maybe she is starting to think for herself. OT - Angri-La, I love your custom tag line.

[sableduck]

I think that Autumn and her family have reversed positions on many things and have moved out of the extreme fundie-ism into a more mainstream, albeit conservative, Christianity.

I have every hope for her.

[Angri-la]

I think that Autumn and her family have reversed positions on many things and have moved out of the extreme fundie-ism into a more mainstream, albeit conservative, Christianity.

I have every hope for her.

Good to know. I am glad to hear she is getting an education.

(thanks for the post level compliment. It's true, and the best money I will ever spend in my life. I would have paid millions for my girl!)

[fundiefan]

I don't know about her parents, but Autumn was definitely among the no college crowd back before her world view was smashed to pieces. She wrote several blog posts about it being unnecessary and outside the roles of women. But, she obviously changed that and I'm really happy for her that she has. She mentioned in this post that she is kind of embarrassed about her past views.

That's called learning and growing from experience. Something die hard fundies don't do and won't allow to happen. I wouldn't wish what she went through on anyone but I think, in the end, she and her family learned a lot and opened themselves up to much happier lives.

[bananacat]

What kind of college is it? I hope it's a good one and not some fundie diploma mill. I also hope she majors in something that will help her get a job if her Prince Charming thing doesn't work out, and she's not just going to kill time or get her MRS degree.

[buddingmedievalist]

I was excited to read that too! I wish all the best for her, especially after all she's been through.

[darkplumaged]

What kind of college is it? I hope it's a good one and not some fundie diploma mill. I also hope she majors in something that will help her get a job if her Prince Charming thing doesn't work out, and she's not just going to kill time or get her MRS degree.

She didn't say--she just said that she'd probably start at a local school. Maybe the community college?

I am hoping that five years from now, her life will be so different from what it was that her disastrous marriage will seem to her as if it happened to someone else.

[hoipolloi]

She not only has changed her views but openly acknowledges doing so:

"Several years ago, I wrote a post about how I felt about women going to college. Well...that post makes me laugh. It was a very preachy post. And my opinions have changed. Very much so. I don't believe that college is for every person- boys OR girls. Everyone has a different situation. I have no problem when people decide to go to college or decide to stay home. It's a personal decision."

Good for her & I hope that all goes well with her endeavors.

[Shirley MacLaine]

She not only has changed her views but openly acknowledges doing so:

"Several years ago, I wrote a post about how I felt about women going to college. Well...that post makes me laugh. It was a very preachy post. And my opinions have changed. Very much so. I don't believe that college is for every person- boys OR girls. Everyone has a different situation. I have no problem when people decide to go to college or decide to stay home. It's a personal decision."

That's so great to hear! Good for her.

[Effie]

What is she going to study? I'm super excited over this. I know I wrote some comments at her blog a half year ago that I thought she seemed to be a kind and smart girl, and that such people like her should become teachers or social workers because they have a deeper understanding for people and therefore are very much needed out in the society. A lot of blah-blah from my side... but I'm like that.

[kb2]

Wow, it is really impressive that she admits to changing her mind instead of destroying the evidence. I don't keep a public blog, so I often claim I've always been right all along because I know my opinions are mostly untraceable over time. : ) Seriously, it's a very honest and mature thing to do.