Debismom

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Posted by Mimacat

Maybe you explained this and I missed it... but... your husband used to be Amish?? Please tell me that you lured him away!!

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No, I'm afraid not, Heather. My Husband is 11 yrs. older than I, and left the Amish, yrs. before I knew him. Mary MOB

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Posted by debismom

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Posted by Mimacat

Maybe you explained this and I missed it... but... your husband used to be Amish?? Please tell me that you lured him away!!

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No, I'm afraid not, Heather. My Husband is 11 yrs. older than I, and left the Amish, yrs. before I knew him. Mary MOB

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I had imagined an exciting story!

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Posted by Mimacat

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Posted by debismom

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Posted by Mimacat

Maybe you explained this and I missed it... but... your husband used to be Amish?? Please tell me that you lured him away!!

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No, I'm afraid not, Heather. My Husband is 11 yrs. older than I, and left the Amish, yrs. before I knew him. Mary MOB

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I had imagined an exciting story!

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Me exciting??? Oh, pulease!!!!!!!!!! Sorry to disappoint you. Mary MOB

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Posted by Mimacat

I know! I need to know more about this! Ive never met an actual Amish person.

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yesss tell us details!!! great story for the night!!!!!

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Posted by DiamondPipa

just the fact that he used to be Amish is interesting!!!!! Does his family still speak to him?????

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His family still speaks to him but follow shunning rules, some of which are:

An Amish person may not give or receive money or gifts from my Husband's hand. The money/gift would be placed on a table, for instance, and would be retrieved either by my Husband or the Amish person.

My Husband may not sit at the same table to eat a meal with an Amish person.

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Posted by Mimacat

Wow!! Will his family be at Debi's wedding?

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No. Mary MOB

There was a show on a few years ago, called amish and the city...i loved that show, this is something that really fascinates me as well.

Does your husband visit his family at all?

How old was he when he left?

Why did he decide to leave?

just had to hop in and say I find this very interesting as well! Tell us more!!!!

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Posted by TheFutureMrsM

There was a show on a few years ago, called amish and the city...i loved that show, this is something that really fascinates me as well.

Does your husband visit his family at all?

How old was he when he left?

Why did he decide to leave?

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Yes, Nicole, he still visits them; My Husband was one of 11 children. As a matter of fact, today, he visited some of his Brothers and Sister, who are still single, and probably will never marry at this point. My Husband had another Brother, who passed away several weeks ago, who had also lived with the two unmarried Brothers and Sister.
While the Amish wear black and dark colors, during their lifetime, when they are laid in their coffins, which are very 'Little House on the Prairie' style, very plain wooden boxes, they are then dressed totally in white. Their religious services whether funeral, wedding, or regular church services are in German, and are very long!! I was kinda shocked tonight when my Husband returned from his visit, and told me all of his deceased Brother's worldly possessions are in a room, with exception of his horse and buggy, etc.,which would be outside, and will be auctioned off!! Auctioning his clothes off didn't make sense to me!! My Husband was in his 20's when he left, and he was asked to leave by his Dad, when my Husband's theological differences, made him see that wearing whatever clothes, driving a car, etc., etc. wouldn't keep him out of Heaven. Of course these new thoughts didn't sit well with his Amish preacher Dad, who thought his youngest Son, would be tempted to turn from Amish traditions. Mary MOB