Co-dependency and Mormonism

My best friend has discovered that she is co-dependent. It's been a painful realization for her. I think that most people have some degree of this issue. It's almost a human condition to want to be helpful and giving. The issue is when you don't put up any boundaries and people take advantage. Even mentally healthy people will take and take and take. Hey, free is free.

It got me thinking. Mormonism sets people up, mostly women, to give and give and give. Since the church is an unpaid ministry and tithing is 10% (and pretty much required), they never stop asking the members to give. They have fired the cleaning crews and cleaning is now required of the members. The callings can amount to a full time job. Yet they still manage to ask for more time. It's pretty much a sin to turn down a calling.

I am thankful to be out of the church with all of the demands. It's interesting, Utah has the largest concentration of mormons. It also has the highest sugar consumption, highest antidepressant prescriptions, and highest bankruptcy rate.