I spent a day with EX-AMISH (who escaped)

I spent a day with formerly Amish people to learn the truth about leaving this controversial way of life. 

🎙THE PODCAST

 🧨HUGE thank you to:

🗯MORE I SPENT A DAY WITH…

🎥Crew
▸ Creator, Director, Writer, etc. - Anthony Padilla
▸ Executive Producer - Alessandra Catanese
▸ Production Coordinator, Co-writer & Research - Elise Felber
▸ Director of Photography/Gaffer - Zach Zeidman
▸ Editor - Mike Criscimagna AKA Mork Crispy
▸ Assistant Editor - Patrick Horba
▸ Post PA / Assistant Editor - Ash Duckworth
▸ Sound Editor - Gareth Hird

🎵Theme Music Composer - Matt Good AKA The King of Emo 

📢BE ON THE SHOW

💉Self plug

[AnthonyPadilla]

come back in just over a week for *I spent a day with DREAM*
THE PODCAST:

[Jay-xrdc]

It’s crazy to think that she called a stranger, ran away from her parents and known life with said stranger and then had to build a life for her self with no qualifications and $50

[heyo_potato]

I helped an ex-amish escape... she's living her best life now. We cut her hair, bleached it, took her to new places, she got a job. She is happy she left.

[pangolin]

that ceiling has battle scars at this point

[daniellespelich]

The woman who gave Emma her number and picked her up is an angel. I love that she’s helping other young women escape the Amish community.

[tronontouch]

I love how respectful Anthony is to everyone, he never shamed anyone or made them feel bad for what they’ve gone through

[strawberrymilk]

I love how Antony said that he had ignorant ideas about Amish people but was still wanted to learn about them and be more insightful

[danicatempleton]

The concept of having saved money for a year thinking you'll be set, only to have it actually just be $50 is actually low-key terrifying

[kalyriewells]

I just visited the Amish last weekend and it definitely was quite bizarre. The guide who took us through the town boasted about how no babies cried and mothers only fed the children but other than that they were left to fend for themselves. We did end up seeing a baby that looked about maybe 1 almost 2. He didn't utter a word. Never laughed or smiled. Just sat stock still with no curiosity at all. It was so sad

[catffiend]

I feel like Anthony is like one of the most open minded and respectful people on youtube.

[alicestefani]

They believed that if they went out of the community they would burn in a never ending fire and they still preferred leaving... that says a lot about what they have endured

[paintmeupgolden]

“turns out she had left the amish 30 years before” wow! and she’s helping other amish leave when they’re ready. that’s wild

[jessicacopland]

When the girl said she was pulled out of school at 15 and she was so sad because she had dreams of going to college, I suddenly got choked up and was really surprised how hard that hit me emotionally. I was raised jehovah's witness and I was pressured to leave school before I graduated. When I went to college against my mother's wishes, I was basically cut off. I got kicked out about a year later and have been shunned ever since.

[panditopanda]

Can we just talk about the fact that Emma was forced to sleep with a man when she didn’t want to? That is so awful that any girl must go through that at a young age

[chubster]

i love how anthony padilla's channel teaches you about different ways of life an experiences people have had, it's really interesting.

[shaylacook]

Anthony! Would you consider doing an episode with residential school survivors? In Canada, we just got news that a mass grave of 215 children was uncovered in the West. These schools were in operation up until 1996, and the history and experiences from these schools still impact Indigenous peoples today. Myself included. It is an issue that is sometimes not taken seriously by people who don’t have a family connection to the horrific events that went on at these schools, some people feel that we should just “move on”. It would be amazing to spread knowledge on this history and give survivors, families, and Indigenous peoples a platform to share their stories! I love your content & understand this suggestion is not an easy one to go about. Thank you for giving so many people a platform to share their stories, and sharing these interviews with us! I’ve learned so much from your videos!

[lindabertino]

I met an Amish girl in Pennsylvania, she was the sweetest. we shared the same name and birthday. we called here and there but she decided to stay within the Amish community. her family was open towards me and said that the next time i visit i can have dinner with her family.

[row]

In middle school there was a Mennonite girl in my class and I just remember how hard it was on her. She was the only Mennonite girl in the school and other students as well as a couple of substitute teachers would really bully her. I could tell how she had such a hard time fitting in since she was home schooled before and how hard her parents were on her at times and told her not to hang out with anyone that was wearing shorts.

[Sunshine]

My horse is ex amish. She was abused by them head shy and wasn't trusting. It's been a year now and she's doing better. Still flinches from stuff occasionally and random things will freak her out(like a hoodie in your hand ) thinking you're about to hit her. I didn't want her to go back to the amish so I brought her home and she had her baby 6 weeks after, so saved 2 from them.

[bowie]

imagine having parents as understanding as Anthony
*Couldnt be me*