'Torn Between Two Worlds' - Why I Left The Amish Community And My Family Behind

The way I assessed my situation, I had only two options left. For too long, I’d lived in fear of my father’s violence that could be triggered by something as simple as the wrong tone of voice or silence when he wanted an answer. So I’d finally reported the abuse to a county social worker, but she needed permission to intervene from someone who was of legal age, and I was still eight months away from turning 21. Now I’d just heard from the social worker that my mother had