![]() ![]() Please see extended rules for appropriate alternative subreddits, like /r/suggestmeabook, /r/whatsthatbook, etc. ‘Should I read …?’, ‘What’s that book?’ posts, sales links, piracy, plagiarism, low quality book lists, unmarked spoilers (instructions for spoiler tags are in the sidebar), sensationalist headlines, novelty accounts, low effort content. Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.Wed at 1pm, Jason Kasper Author of The Enemies of My Country.I thought they would just look at me like it was alien, and turns out, nobody cares. Because it's not really something you can explain all that much. … Everybody's gonna ask about the sex question. “I have actually no idea what I was so afraid of. That it’s the same thing.”Įventually, Hough shared her past with friends, and she started connecting with other former cult members. … I get so ashamed and so in the closet about being gay, and I should have recognized that and just never did. I was just completely guilt-ridden by it. “The very act of keeping something a secret will turn it into shame. However, she kept her experiences of growing up in a cult a secret. I could be a complete jerk and it didn't matter,” Hough says. ![]() “It was the first time I think that I'd been around people who accepted me as just the raw, tired, exhausted crying-a-lot person that I was. Later, Hough worked at a bar called Badlands, where she found friends who she considered family. And it's a struggle to make rent every month, and any emergency can send you back down.” And there's always a current crisis, and it's ‘I'm living in my car and I need a place to stay.’ And you get the place to stay. It's really hard to plan a future or plan a way out when you're trying to solve the current crisis. It was a long period of just trying to survive. You will be homeless, you won't be able to get good jobs. If you leave the family, these are the things that will happen to you. She experienced hunger and homelessness as well. She joined the Air Force the day after graduation and later moved to Washington D.C. Photo courtesy of Vintage.Īfter graduating from high school, Hough says it was difficult to acclimate to the world outside of the Children of God. “Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing” is a new book by Lauren Hough. Turns out television and music are really fun for teenagers.” … Being able to listen to the devil's music helped a lot. “But I mean, I was also just really happy to be out. ![]() And what if they were right? Are we all going to burn in hell because we left?’” Hough says. You have this doubt for a long time, ‘Crap, maybe they were right. It's the convincing yourself to leave, and then convincing yourself to stay gone once you're out. “The walking out the door part isn't hard. She says she dealt with a combination of guilt and relief upon leaving. They traveled to Amarillo, Texas, and moved in with her grandma. So you really can get used to anything,” she tells KCRW.Īt 15 years old, Hough left the cult alongside her mom, her stepdad, and her little brother. My bigger problem with it was I was constantly having to take care of kids and change diapers. “It was just background noise to us and that was our daily life. Even as the cult grew in size and adopted dysfunctional practices, such as encouraging sexual relations between adults and children, she says those sorts of things didn’t weigh on her own life. She went to school, played on a soccer team, and lived as a latchkey kid. Growing up, Hough says her life was relatively normal. Her new collection of essays is called “ Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing.” She recently wrote about her experiences growing up in the Children of God and her struggle to put her life together. As she likes to put it, there’s safety in the closet, and that’s why people stay. The New York Times bestselling author says it took longer for her to reveal her membership with the Southern California cult called the Children of God. Lauren Hough has come out twice: once as a lesbian and then as a cult member.
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