“Sins of the Amish” Doc: Darker Details than They Were Willing to Release on TV

Featured in “The Sins of the Amish”, Meg endured a life of t*rture at the hands of her father and other family members. First in an Old Order Amish settlement, then a black bumper Mennonite Settlement, the ab*se was condoned and accepted by the community. Using books like “To Train Up A Child”, it was normal for fathers to break the will of their children as early as 18 months old. Against her wishes, she was forced into an arranged marriage which had many of the same characteristics of her family life. Somehow, she gathered the courage to escape the bonds of the Mennonite community as well as her husband, to find freedom.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:17 TW: attempted suic*de- How cult mentality can hijack your awareness & vocabulary
00:04:50 From Old Order Amish to Black Bumper Mennonites
00:08:45 Shiny Happy People & her experience with Sins of the Amish
00:13:19 Meg believes her parents' issues were directly related to their strict environment
00:14:36 Is it possible to still thrive in these cults?
00:17:21 Her early childhood memories, good and bad
00:20:32 TW: CA & Animal ab*se
00:27:55 Her coping mechanisms
00:29:36 TW: CA- watching what her siblings went through
00:31:09 She never let him break her spirit. Her teen rebellion
00:32:54 Coming across money meant freedom (escaping)
00:35:01 Fantasizing about the neighbor next door helping her escape
00:36:41 What was Meg's perception of the outside world when she wanted to run away
00:39:18 Holding pee in at bed time so to not pass uncle in a nightie and "entice" him
00:40:58 Why Meg thinks the ab*se is allowed to continue within the community
00:44:06 A woman's elbows shouldn't show because they look like bo*bs
00:45:59 The body's freeze response when getting ab*sed
00:47:11 TW: CSA, r*pe
00:49:55 Meg's guilt for not reporting the SA within her family
00:50:36 Speaking out is seen as "needing attention"
00:51:08 What happened when Meg spoke up on "Sins of the Amish"
00:54:31 Meg's parents set up an arranged marriage for her
00:57:03 TW: SA, Marrying someone Meg didn't feel safe with
00:59:50 Meg reconnects her her father, and ends up in the same ab*sive cycle
01:03:56 TW: Animal ab*se
01:05:39 Shedding ties with an ab*sive father
01:08:25 Meg's peace now
01:17:33 Linda, listen


Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara

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