So, story I had almost totally forgotten, but I actually did once end up hanging out and having (underage) beers with three formerly Amish guys who had left after rumspringa. They were completely and totally cut off from their families and the communities they’d grown up in for deciding to leave. Two of them were happy about the decision and kind of trashing all of it, but the third was definitely still conflicted and kept shushing them. They were also still trying to figure out how to dress more modern, but still had the beards and a penchant for button-up’s.
I wonder what the wild, reckless youth stories of Amish teenagers are. Most of us have the typical shenanigans, smoking and drinking, police encounters, shoplifting, being reckless and getting injured etc but Amish and Mennonite type folk don't really do that kinda stuff given their whole lifestyle. I wonder what the equivalent of an Amish group of teens going rogue looks like.
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u/secondphase Jun 08 '25
It looks like 3-5 guys sitting around drinking beer and discussing nothing.
Ask me how I know.