Um, how are you?

Most people answer that question with fine or good.

But obviously it's not always fine and it's usually not even that good.

This is a podcast that asks people to be honest about their pain.

To just be honest about how they really feel about the hard parts of life.

I guess what?

It's complicated.

Hi there. It's summer break, but not for us. We are off making more episodes of terrible

thanks for asking. We'll have new stories here in the feed for you in a few weeks, but in the

meantime we are sharing a few of our favorites, including this episode. We'll also be putting out

bonus episodes on our premium feed and you can get it all anytime at ttfa.org slash premium

or wait until the first week of August when we will be back. See you soon.

I'm Nora McEnerney. This is terrible. Thanks for asking.

I am a person who loves jokes and rules. I love rules. I love knowing what I'm supposed to do

or not do so that then I can do the right thing and get in a plus or gold star or whatever the

equivalent is when you're an adult. I think it's just like son Twitter. Rules give me comfort

in a world of chaos and they do that for a lot of people. Some people get their rules from

religion. They're raised in a faith and their faith is what tells them what's right and wrong and

what to do. I don't think this often for a lot of people gives them a sense of belonging.

It tells people who's in and depending on the faith or the microcosm of the faith that people

are raised in. It tells them who's out and faithful is how Patricia grew up. She was in.

I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and it's funny that I don't say I was a Jehovah's Witness because

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