First liquor I ever tried as a kid when I swiped a bottle from my parents' liquor cabinet-- love that stuff lol

Of course!

Thank you for the kind words.

Very interesting, thanks for the response!

Give your girl a chin scratch from me.

Fair play to you mate, nothing is ever too late in most instances.

Sincerely wish you the best and hope you get past the isolation part as you're more than interesting enough to build strong social circles

All the best

I grew up secular and attended public school.

I think the misappropriation of public funds by ultra orthodox Jews is committing an institutional disservice to the students. I haven't seen an ultra orthodox private school deliver a secular education that I would consider baseline for what the students need in society.

The reason they do this is to improve the chances that the students will stay within the faith, marry within the faith, and raise children within the faith. It's prioritization of multi generational survival vs this generation's needs to be successful professionally.

Incremental. Many of the customs and rules were crafted in such a way to reinforce faith via repetition and penetration.

There's best practices for everything, including how to tie your shoes, put on a shirt, clip your nails, etc. Intermarriage and fraternization with people outside the faith are highly discouraged. This is to ensure Jews survive as a people.

When Jews stop being religious, the chances of them marrying Jews and having Jewish children drops significantly.

Ultra orthodox Jews marry ultra orthodox Jews and have ultra orthodox babies. By contrast, it's difficult to find a fourth generation reform Jewish family.

When I became lax in completing the 3 daily prayer rites per day, I began to lose my faith over time.

I am an atheist. No religious beliefs. I jokingly call myself a Pastafarian if it will get a laugh depending on the situation.

Common misconceptions- All chassidic Jews have the same faith- there are actually dozens of different groups, each with their own philosophies and customs.

Chassidic Jews don't use the internet- many of them do, but are careful in how they do.

Chassidic Jews all have peyos (side curls)- my sect did not

Chassidic Jews judge less religious Jews- most don't. There's a rule that Jews who are not born religious are not liable to keep the rules, unless they become religious.

Kosher means a rabbi blessed the food- It just means that the food was supervised and handled according to the Kosher rules.

Jews are good at math/money- many chassidic Jews do not have a strong secular education.

There's more I'm sure.

My calico cat, Quinzel, brings me the most joy. She's my sidekick. She sleeps on my back every night. I love her very much.

I'm much happier now.

I used to say I live my life with no regrets, but that's such a childish thing to say. I have regrets. I would definitely have done things differently.

I spent 10 adult years being ultra orthodox. I definitely feel like I missed out on forming strong social bonds with people my age, and as a consequence, I feel as though I live largely in isolation.

Having said that, I have a decent online social life.

Or peach schnapps, in my experience

Very cool!

Obviously you have done hiking in the past so have you ever found weed growing wildly or even found someone's grow and did they have traps set up or did you just get outta there?

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I agree what an incredible accomplishment thank you for sharing!

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mentally challenged confirmed

Alright, that explains it I guess :p

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How is your account 11 years old, yet you yell at almost everyone and can't find the right sub. Is this a stolen/sold account or are you mentally challenged by any chance?

looks like I also misread the subreddit and I was wondering what kind of SENSE does it make for AITA comments to be forcing OP to ask questions lmao

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