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Don't forget about Rumspringa. > A popular view exists by which the period is institutionalized as a rite of passage, and the usual behavioral restrictions are
by wallflower 11y ago
Don't forget about Rumspringa.
> A popular view exists by which the period is institutionalized as a rite of passage, and the usual behavioral restrictions are relaxed, so that Amish youth can acquire some experience and knowledge of the non-Amish world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa
"Devil's Playground"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293088/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293088/
- MichaelGG 11y agoWhich just serves to show them how bad the world is and give them a false sense of decision. Taking a sheltered kid and having them go wild is hardly a way to get a good view of things. And if they do get a good view and decide to enjoy the world, then everyone they know shuns them. It's quite deceptive.