Mormons like to brag that their kids are healthier and smarter because their mothers are guaranteed to have had no exposure to alcohol or secondhand smoke.
Because of this, there is such a deep culture of shame around even drinking coffee or tea, because it breaks the health code of the religion. It’s treated with the same severity as eating pork if you’re Jewish or Muslim. No, not everyone does it. But the few who do will go to every length possible to hide it. I met a dude who used to call out sick and wear sunglasses and a wig when he bought caffeine pills at the grocery store, and then swap them out for ibuprofen in the glovebox in his car. His wife divorced him over that.
If he does have FAS, I would bet you $100 right now that the only one who would know would be his mom, and she’ll take that shit to her grave.
Ex-Mormon here.
Mormons like to brag that their kids are healthier and smarter because their mothers are guaranteed to have had no exposure to alcohol or secondhand smoke.
Because of this, there is such a deep culture of shame around even drinking coffee or tea, because it breaks the health code of the religion. It’s treated with the same severity as eating pork if you’re Jewish or Muslim. No, not everyone does it. But the few who do will go to every length possible to hide it. I met a dude who used to call out sick and wear sunglasses and a wig when he bought caffeine pills at the grocery store, and then swap them out for ibuprofen in the glovebox in his car. His wife divorced him over that.
If he does have FAS, I would bet you $100 right now that the only one who would know would be his mom, and she’ll take that shit to her grave.