Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa

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🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Episode 40: No cars, electricity, or indoor bathrooms - think you could do it? Activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER shares about her upbringing in an Amish community in Wisconsin, speaking the Amish language, the real meaning of Rumspringa, her tumultuous family relationships, the use of corporal punishment in Amish culture, and some of the abuse she experienced firsthand. If you have your own story about cults, high-control groups, manipulation, or abuse of power, shoot us an email at [email protected]. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @trustmepodcast @oohlalola @vibehigherbitch OR TWITTER: @trustmecultpod @ohlalola

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0:00.0	Disclaimer here, guys. I did something wrong with my audio in this intro and this outro
0:04.9	So it sounds a little wonky, and I apologize for that
0:07.8	But I promise you the interview itself sounds great. It sounds great
0:14.4	Trust me. I'm like a smart person. I've never lied to you
0:20.1	If you think that one person has all the answers
0:23.4	Don't
0:24.4	Welcome to trust me the podcast about cult extreme belief and the abuse of power from two
0:29.3	Tiktokers. I've actually experienced it. I'm Lola Blonk. I really am not a tiktoker you guys
0:34.3	And I'm Megan Elizabeth and I am a tiktoker. I've made one of them
0:38.7	And it got how many views did our tiktok get Lola? I think we got um 500 views. Yeah, we're
0:45.7	Professional tiktokers guys. We joined tiktok, you know, you should probably follow us
0:50.4	We're a trust me cult podcast. Anyway, today our guest is Tora Bontrager
0:55.3	She is an activist and author of a book called Amish Girl in Manhattan
0:58.9	So called because that's right. She is a former Amish girl who probably lives in Manhattan
1:03.6	Definitely did at some point
1:05.2	Thor is gonna tell us about what it was like growing up with no electricity or indoor bathrooms or cars
1:10.4	Speaking the Amish language and what room springa actually means
1:14.6	We'll also discuss her tumultuous relationship with her mother
1:18.0	How some of the practices intended to not spoil the children can involve corporal punishment
1:22.8	And we'll touch on some of the abuse she experienced to be continued and part to next week. Yes
1:28.8	Indeed, I'm so excited about this episode
1:30.7	I have been curious about the Amish lifestyle for so long
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