When I was a little girl, 3 kids moved into the house next door to my best friend. A girl and 2 boys, the youngest was my age. They were grandchildren of the people who lived there. As I remember the story, their mother had gotten into one of the offshoots of the LDS faith and was in a polygamous 'marriage'. She died of cancer so the kids grew up in my home town. I remember mentioning it to the boy once and he got very angry. I didn't understand any of it. Living in Utah seeing a polygamous family is a common occurrence. They aren't hard to spot because they have this odd dress code. This is a link to some of Warren Jeff's wedding pictures (note the hairstyle and mode of dress and also the ages of these brides):
Sooooo, they are blatantly breaking the law and make no effort to hide it and how lucrative it is living off of the tax payer's dime. Ummm why??? The raid on the Texas sect was a really bad idea. They tore innocent children from their mothers and their homes. It had to be terrifying for them. So that doesn't seem to be the answer, but paying their bills doesn't sit well with me. Why are we giving them money for this? Why not fine them? A set rate for each wife after the first. It seems so odd to me. And if we must make freak shows on them like Big Love, why not send in the Fashion Police? THAT would be entertainment. "No ma'am wearing jeans and sneakers under a dowdy long sleeved long dress is DEFINITELY a fashion faux pas. And the hair! Who one earth came up with THAT??
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