3/18/13

Amish Sex Education

To some this post is a sensitive subject.  

I was reading an Amish fiction book. The author wrote her characters talking about "pregnancy." Maybe in some Orders but, not across the board, I thought and emailed the author. She assured me she vetted some Amish and they spoke about such things. So I asked Josh, "When you were growing up, did you ever hear the word pregnancy?"

"No!" he answered. "If we saw a woman with a big belly we tried to figure it out." 

I asked our son-in-law Harvey and received the same answer. "You mean even if you had a married sister who was expecting, your parents didn't tell you she was going to have a baby?"

"No," said Harvey. "They didn't speak of such things." 

So when one of my ex-Amish groups kicked around the following question, I thought I'd post their answers for you to read. It's meant to neither criticize nor complement the Amish, just to give information. The question: How much did your Amish parents tell you in the way of sex ed? [Tweet That]

3/11/13

5 Discoveries About Amish

Uriah, Levi, Marvin, Harvey, me, John, Josh
Author, speaker, and radio personality Diane Markins said, "Amish people and their lifestyle is a complete mystery to me. I’ve read a few fictional accounts and have seen teasers for a TV show called 'Amish Mafia' but that’s the extent of my knowledge. Author Brenda Nixon has become intimately familiar with Amish and 'Ex-Amish,' as her daughter married a man who left that community. You will likely be as

3/3/13

Amish Children: Just Too Cute!

I gotta admit it. Amish children are too cute.

The "mom" in me wants to cuddle 'em in my arms. They dress like miniature adults, speak Deutch before English - which they learn in kindergarten - have angelic innocent faces, and they're entrusted with fieldwork and kitchen duty before they leave elementary school.

Ever try talking to their wee ones at Walmart? They gaze at you like deer caught in headlights.

Why? First, they probably don't have a clue what you're saying as you're speaking English and they don't understand your foreign language!

Second, they've probably been sternly warned, "Baheft dich!" Translation: behave yourself! If you would've asked, "vhee getes?" they would understand you to ask, "How's it going?"