NewtonGimmick

Do you happen to know what the disorder was? I know there are concerns about fumarase deficiency with the FLDS and the ever-increasing number of babies that are born with such an otherwise rare disorder.

IIRC, Arizona has around half of all the known cases from the entire world due to the inbreeding found in these polygamist communities.

I'm very happy that you are out and hopefully more of your siblings will follow your lead. I wish you only the best!

Aww, I'm so sorry. That has to be so rough especially with everything else she's having to deal with.

Sending you both virtual hugs.

It's ridiculous to try to place the blame elsewhere; if you're upholding and perpetuating those sexist rules then you're sexist.

You don't get to claim some excuse about just following the rules in order to skirt around your own responsibility.

Can you explain this a bit more for those of us unfamiliar with it? What is the exchange program, exactly? What does 12 person chain mean?

Can you offer some clarification on the significance of this disease and the role tonsils may/not play?

I'd like to learn a bit more about this.