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20 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The 5 Stages of watching #MyUnorthodoxLife

Denial: The Orthodoxy @JuliaHaart describes doesn’t exist - certainly not in Monsey.

Anger: She’s a sellout, a narcissist, a horrible parent.

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Bargaining: If we create a hashtag emphasizing our own happiness and contentment, we will eclipse Haart’s story.

Depression: My community actually does alienate some of its members; even I, occasionally, feel excluded.

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Acceptance: Orthodoxy can be both meaningful and stifling. I can make my small corner of the community more welcoming and appealing, even as I can’t banish all bad experience.

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