The Secrets of Amish Women's Hygiene REVEALED!

[@theamishpotato]

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[@JesusIsMyFirst]

I don't think that will help me.

[@aprilraymond-smiedy6055]

I've used cloth diapers and disposable diapers....

[@aprilraymond-smiedy6055]

That is sad, even terrible being pregnant by their own dad or siblings...

[@aprilraymond-smiedy6055]

Thank you for sharing, CJ

[@ServiceDogRosie]

I live part time in gladwin and they are swartzentruber

[@cindyweckter6274]

I had my first baby in 1976. My husband was in the army and we were poor. I figured out the cost of disposable diapers for two years. It came out about the same cost as payments on a new washer and dryer for two years. That made cleaning those stinky diapers a little easier knowing my labor was buying the washer and dryer. They lasted for several years making it worth the investment. I used disposable for church only.

[@catrina7083]

Me too. My daughter basically potty trained herself by age 1. Maybe it was cause she hated being in cloth diapers.

[@HG-ol1tq]

Lots of smart women here. Love it! Thanks for the advice!

[@mollyoxy]

@@HG-ol1tq smart? They brought a child they can’t afford into the world…

[@sibr4111]

Yep, same here! Bought a washer. Rinced cloth diapers into a bucket with a shower head, poured that out into the toilet, thrown them into the wash bag and then at the end of the day into the washer on the rinse cycle. Potty trained since 8 months old, fully potty trained by 2 years old, that included no bed wetting at night either. Cloth diapers were put away. A couple of accidents happened during that transition, we acted like it wasn't a big deal, cuz it wasn't, acknowledged the discomfort, and moved on to happier, dryer times😊

[@HG-ol1tq]

@@sibr4111 That's so good! My sister-in-laws 3 year old son is still potty training, he's getting good at it he just still pees at night. Idk why, I don't want to say it's her fault but.. who else's fault would it be? Not the little boys fault.

[@loisroberts2216]

My son was at hospital and we are not Amish but we became close friends with a group of Amish people who give us friendship and treated us as family we took them places while we where there and they talked to us and wanted us to meet the hole family. It was great to have such a support group when cancer is in your life we still check on them and they check on us. Great clean loving family's. I loved them.

[@dorothywillms115]

Lois that was very kind of them. But as a Mennonite woman I find this guy to be insensitive and this was offensive to me. How do you think these Amish women would feel if they saw this? Im not watching anymore Personal hugeness is a private matter.

[@bonnieb7608]

​@@dorothywillms115 why did you find this video offensive? I think he explained it good without being graphic or offensive. Is it the whole talking about periods and birth control that was upsetting? I know as an non Mennonite or non Amish person we discuss things like this with our daughters and our husband's know about monthly cycles. I know in my home we can discuss things like this without embarrassment or feeling uncomfortable. I guess I'm just trying to understand why it's offensive to you. If it's something you ladies in your communities don't discuss or mention or if it's that a man was getting embarrassed trying to explain it. I'm not trying to offend you by asking, I'm just trying to understand if it's a culture thing or what not. I was curious myself how ladies handle personal hygiene as well and it doesn't sound much different from us who are not Amish or Mennonite.

[@darlaballenger2357]

​​​@@bonnieb7608he is Mennonite. it's their way. I still think it's a private matter but this day and time it's no big deal to the younger ones. We also talk about all these things to our kids but if it's our sons there are no girls. If it's the girls the boys are not there. If the kids together ask or just talk we all talk. Most of our elders used rags and washed them to use again and it was never talked about cause it's private. I'm just saying we are all brought up in different ways and there is nothing wrong with it. Sometimes I think all this openness is what's wrong with this world now. The kids know way to much for their ages and I think the schools brain wash our kids. All my boys will open doors for their girlfriends or wife's and the girls will even hold doors open for others and the respect they show to their elders is given and not expected to be earned first. These kids get out with their friends and they are no longer kids. It can be good to believe and teach your children that some things are just left privet. I'm sorry CJ. I still think you did a fantastic job explaining. The world we live in now scares me to death.

[@rosemadder5547]

Just be careful. Cults always are nice from the outside.

[@rosemadder5547]

Just be careful. Cults always are nice from the outside.

[@NebulaBull]

I love the fact that this is so honest and they're pro active in keeping the Mothers safe during pregnancy and child birth and after care.

[@Jewgirl369]

I loooove your honesty! I lived in a very closed hassidic Jewish community for a number of years and I was amused and shocked at what some people assumed about many of the same topics you covered! Thumbs 👍 to you for tackling the uncomfortable topics so well!!!

[@susanschuck8124]

Great video and very brave of you to tackle this subject. Thank you for your time and knowledge! Have a blessed day.

[@FredD63]

I hired some Amish men from Shipshewana Indiana to build my gambrel roofed barn back in 2015 they were great people and great craftsman

[@heathercowherd6544]

My daughter goes to college at Grace in Warsaw and we recently went to a huge flea market in shipshewana. It was amazing and tons of Amish In buggies on the highway. It was really cool experience for my daughter as she’s never seen many Amish on buggies even though some live around us in new Albany Indiana. Such a different lifestyle.

[@FredD63]

@@heathercowherd6544 Yes it is a different lifestyle .. I go to Shipshewana often it’s a big Amish community and I always feel welcomed there by all and I always stop to see John and his family and always come home with Banana and Zucchini bread that’s made fresh

[@sprinkledust6125]

How cool is that!!! I used to live in Fort Wayne.

[@tinahuffman2788]

LOL...that wasn't uncomfortable at all was it? 🤣 Great job!

[@theamishpotato]

Not at all! lol (sarcasm)

[@ahandad]

You handled that subject wonderfully! Well done, CJ!

[@willworkforyarn4893]

You are too funny!! Just the right person to school us on these topics!!

[@jenniewolford1631]

yep Rubber or plastic panties over the diaper, we are not Amish but my mom use cloth diapers and I used them on my kids in the 1980's

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

LOL, I think you were blushing! 🤣 I used cloth diapers for my son, disposable on Sundays. And I am not Amish. The Amish around here (stricter than yours, but not as strict as others) use toilet paper in their outhouses. But often, the men will use the barn, even at home. Unfortunately, there is sexual abuse in every cross section of society, no matter what it is. It comes down to we are all sinners.

[@theamishpotato]

Amen

[@obscurelyvague]

"Honey Hollow Homestead" Primal instincts will prevail mostly when people are under-educated and uncivilized and live in an isolated way. People closed off from technology and the modern world often cloak themselves with religion because it is traditional and taught generation to generation but deep within there are incidents that the people themselves do not understand because they are uneducated about their own psychologies so they continue to pretend while deep inside they are confused, hurting, yearning for understanding and tormented.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

@@obscurelyvague Sounds like book learning to me with no real life experience. Technoloy is NOT the betterment of society. It has little if any impact on society, except maybe to bring perversions to the forefront.

[@Karmah01]

I've mentioned it in one or two of your past videos that I have lived amongst the Amish community for over 25 years and not once have I smelled an odor from any of them. Most of the women appear very clean unless they were gardening. The men though....they work hard and they are usually dusty, but never ever smell. An honorable mention - the children are so, SO cute in their bonnets, dresses and the boys with their outfits and hats! 😍🥰💓💙 OFF TOPIC: A man is having a house built right next door to where I live and the Amish are building it. It's a 2 bedroom, 3 bath, enormous 3 car garage (literally bigger than the house) and an equally enormous workshop. HOLY COW! I have never actually seen anything the Amish built close up except for furniture, but they got the entire frame built in 5 days! They worked from sunup until sundown without any slacking. And let me tell you....they are perfectionists! (they used electric and gas powered tools) Never seen anything like it! I wish I could post pictures on here. Their work is amazing!

[@theamishpotato]

if you like you can send the pics to [e-mail] and I will post them..

[@darlaballenger2357]

I'm surprised they let you take pictures if they are of them. I heard that's not aloud.

[@harpsha6]

It's been a while, but I came across Amish furniture at a relative's house. It was beautifully handcrafted and flawless. The corners of the dresser had this unique way that they were put together with no nails and no glue, but it didn't come apart. It was sturdy. I saw it when I was like 13, and I'm almost 50 now. The dresser is still there. Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship.

[@augiemusky]

My Amish neighbor would come shopping with me sometimes. I noticed a cloth diaper was neatly pinned OVER a disposable! She would bring a frozen pizza home for supper. They don’t tell their children where babies come from, but expect the older ones to figure it out. In my community I was able to convince a few women to keep breastfeeding and they wouldn’t have a baby every 9 months.

[@catrina7083]

???? Um, you can still get pregnant while breastfeeding...just ask my dad and his brother 10 months younger than him, and the other brother born the next year after that one. Best advice: wrap that rascal!

[@augiemusky]

@@catrina7083 sure, you can get pregnant while breastfeeding. Amish in my area found it easier to let others give the baby cows milk, and might only breastfeed once or twice a day which is not frequent enough to benefit from Lactational amenorrhea

[@lienbijs1205]

@@catrina7083 If you also breastfeed in the night the change is small that you get your periods back.

[@obscurelyvague]

@@catrina7083 Maybe cut the rascal off

[@nzhillbilly6468]

@@obscurelyvague Ouch poor trouser snake LOL

[@bweaver760]

I like the idea of community of togetherness, sharing, supporting, helping each other in these Amish societies!

[@dougmac444]

Dude you’re hilarious! Thanks for sharing all this great info, very interesting for sure. Glad KZbin suggested your channel. Cheers from Vancouver 🇨🇦

[@michellemontgomery-jones2579]

I'm glad I found you. I've always been fascinated by the Amish people. I feel for you having to address a subject you're not comfortable with. I enjoyed seeing you and how well you actually handled the subject. You did a good job. God bless you!

[@theamishpotato]

Thank you for watching!

[@sadnlonelywithoutmydaughter911]

Look up Eli Yoder too. Mary Schwartz on face ok unless she deleted it. All her KZbin is deleted😥. Her name is Sam & Mary 7 blessings

[@kathytownsend6378]

Good job

[@allthinghomewithlynn]

New subscriber here and I love your testimony that you share on how you found Christ in your description of your videos.

[@rebeccagrimm668]

Amish women are very pretty. We have a little Amish community in Yoder Kansas a few miles from where I live. Yoder also has a birthing center that my daughter went to. The midwives were so wonderful and of course beautiful.

[@houndlover870]

I grew up near a Mennonite community and their ladies used home sewn flannel pads that were washed and reused.

[@ShoreShihTzuNurs]

Hence the term, “being on the rag”

[@houndlover870]

@@ShoreShihTzuNurs yup

[@dorothywillms115]

Iam a Canadian Mennonite,,,,,,,never ever been on a “rag”,,,,,,,,,,there is no need for these ridiculous conversations to please peoples macabre interest. Disgusting.

[@DeedeeSch1]

You are precious! You did a good job. Blessings!

[@updownstate]

Around Morgantown PA the Amish still wear traditional clothes - one suspender and black hat for men and boys, modest dresses for women and girls, with hair pinned up in back and covered with the special cap. Cleanest farmyards you ever saw, red barns with hex signs on them, hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of quilts folded over the fence at the entrance to the road. If you see a quilt you want to buy you take it down to the house to pay for it. And the farmer's market. Absolutely the best meats of any kind that I've eaten. Once you have Amish bacon or other smoked meats, sausages, jams, garden truck you're ruined for any other food. Not shy about speaking German either. I wonder if Amish still go to school through 8th grade only.

[@theamishpotato]

Yep 8th grade only

[@carolcrudder7864]

Yes they do. I am quite familiar with that part of Pa. Almost like Lancaster County.

[@updownstate]

@@carolcrudder7864 Yes.

[@dorothywillms115]

Here in northern Canada we have a group called Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite. I was born Mennonite Brethern and we are not good enough for these legalistic people. In fact I’m called English. You should see their mouths fall open when I speak German to them and they can’t speak German at all. I find some of the personal issues spoken about here to be disgusting and show a lack of social manners. It’s crude,rude,insensitive and sick. Are there men on this channel who get a cheap thrill out of this??? Shows a total lack of brains and cheeping the lives of Amish woman.

[@carolcrudder7864]

The quilts are absolutely beautiful!

[@candiceegbert3784]

You did really good ! I would be embarrassed too if I were a guy trying to explain that LOL.:-)

[@theamishpotato]

haha I'm sure some people want more details but ill leave it at this...

[@dorothywillms115]

@@theamishpotato yes please, We are all human beings. How would you feel publishing your wife’s personal needs. It’s really inappropriate. Would you go to a Catholic priest and ask him how he manages?

[@mikeblack3657]

I am not Amish thank you for making us discover your world and for being so honest with us for questions that are more intimate.

[@ramonaritz8210]

Wow, I commend you for getting through that explanation as a man. Such personal female information. It makes me realize God's people are God's people no matter what their culture is! We all have the same challenges and sins and that is why we all need our Heavenly Father❣️🙏❤️‍🩹

[@janellemedveckyulickey]

I'm trying to connect my dots of why's in life and one I've just connected, I guess I've always been interested in Amish way of life and it started because I was born in a Drs office and sent home right away. My gratitude for life and all it's creatures is undescribable. TY for your time and educating myself

[@LiGhTSPiRit888]

Thanks for sharing !!! But that was so uncomfortable for you ❤😂❤ thanks buddy!!

[@DakotaAbroad]

I just randomly clicked this it popped up in my feed. I saw you somewhere else and followed you a while ago but never watched more than a video or two since then. Then I was sitting here doing some sewing and I heard you start saying names of places I know. We grew up pretty close to each other. Haha

[@terrynhemken5635]

5 out of 7 of my kids I cloth diapered with the exception of church and traveling. They’ve changed a lot but all the cute patterns and customizable cloth diapers can add up. My husband hated them but I always loved seeing my array of prefolds and colorful covers on the clothes line. In Yoder, KS you don’t see a lot of buggy’s anymore but they will be driving tractors.

[@mariekatherine5238]

Hi. I lived with two different Swartzentruber families in New York. Well, things are different. A bath in a tin tub was once a week, behind a curtain beside the stove. In winter, it was sometimes once every other week due to the difficulty hauling and heating water. The water was changed twice, once for the females and infants, once for the males. Mem went first and bathed the babies with her. Then came my turn, (18 year old college student.) then in age order, four more. Then Dat, the six boys. We used homemade lye soap and washcloths and a back brush. It gave you what the English called, “the Amish smell.” Some people thought it was B.O. from never bathing. Not true! Your clothes, just about everything got washed with it. Ladies and girls washed their hair separately in the kitchen under the pump if they had one. In winter, we seldom washed our hair completely. Instead, we’d comb them out with a bowl of warm water, lemon juice or vinegar and a little oil or even lard. Once they were dry, we’d brush them really good, 100 strokes on each section until they were shiny. The boys just did theirs in the bath. We didn’t shave, or at least, weren’t supposed to. Just men shaved their mustache hairs. Some of the youngfolks cheated as much as they could get away with on the body, but married folk with a slew of children didn’t have time for that. As to toilet paper, it was forbidden as was store boughten female products. You made your own out of cotton flannel and attached them with an old fashioned belt and garters. A lot girls cheated, either by buying pads or using homemade and attaching them with big safety pins to store boughten panties. Then they’d wear the homemade underpants over them. A few girls, the more daring ones, would use tampons or even make their own tampons. It was still believed a tampon caused you to lose your virginity, also, that the ladies got off on them, which is ridiculous! They didn’t have those menstrual cup things at the time, so that wasn’t an issue. For myself, I followed the Ordnung for like three months and thereafter, used tampons. I kept it secret, even from the older girls because I didn’t want them to get in trouble and blame me. I thought, let them figure it out on their own. As for birth control, definitely NOT in the Ordnung. I think some of the youngfolk boys may have used condoms, but I don’t know for sure. I never got that involved with the youngfolks. Married couples I doubt used anything. How else to account for 10, 12, 16, and one family had 23 children! I never heard of anyone having an abortion. There was one instance of incest by step-father with his wife’s oldest daughter of 20. They married her off to a man who was a little bit off in the head. He was 42, unmarried, and lived in Tennessee, far enough away for nobody to suspect anything. I was told this via gossip, but when I got to thinking about it, it was the only thing that made sense. The wedding was in his house, not hers, and only her mother went, nobody else from the community. It wasn’t announced in church until after the fact. The narrative was that she went there to help a mother with cancer, but it turned out it wasn’t cancer, so she stayed and married this single fellow because she didn’t get along with her stepfather. Yeah, well, I wouldn’t get along with my mother’s husband who raped me and got me pregnant, either. I have no idea what happened to her. The step-father was a creep, also rumored to have molested his stepson and made advances to a married woman. She told her husband who proceeded to take his brother with him to settle the matter. They beat the crap out of him one night. I know he was put in bann for beating his wife. I was warned about him, to stay away from him by both sets of parents and one of the bishops! He was an alcoholic who took to hitching rides to various small towns and drinking himself into a stupor in bars. Every little town had its one red-neck bar. The cops picked him up one night for public urination. He was excommunicated and disappeared for a time, only to reappear in a town about 20 miles away as non-Amish. He was shacked up with some woman, also of dubious moral character. One of his wife’s adult sons moved up to New York from Tennessee and took over, buying up land and making a well-tended farm. I’m glad the last part of their lives was better than the first or middle! There was also a rumor that he’d beaten his four year old son to death when he lived in southern Indiana, and that he just buried him in a field. His first wife also died young under somewhat suspicious circumstances. Other than this one man, the majority of the people seemed to be decent, normal people. Yes, some were certainly more religious and better than others, but all within the normal range of any given tight-knit group of people. I know I learned more from the Swartzentrubers than I did from four years of classes at a state college.

[@theamishpotato]

Would you be ok with it if I shared this info in a video?It’s very informative. I could leave your name out.

[@obscurelyvague]

"Marie Katherine" wow

[@ginger1549]

What is used by Amish is very dependant on the particular church they attend. Some are more progressive than others.I grew up in a farm community with Amish neighbors and I was a nurse in a hospital where we often had amish patients. As for contraception - mostly they use a method where they use their temperature to know when they are fertile and take appropriate precautions.

[@Jayelsea]

Just stumbled across your channel and LOVE your content! New subscriber 🤗❤️ My gparents lived in Harrisburg, PA & whenever we'd go to visit them (I live in MN) and we'd go anywhere, my gpa always made sure to go thru Lancaster, PA because he knew, even at 14yrs old, how intrigued I was by the communities there. I'm 50yrs old now and I'm STILL intrigued by Amish communities and when I go visit my aunts in PA we still take that beautiful drive out their Lancaster, PA 💖 My husband and I just purchased our retirement lake home in Cameron, WI. I've noticed while driving around some of the surrounding towns, villages & communities that there are signs of Amish ❤️

[@rainbowoflight]

Look up Mary byler and hear her story..

[@indyhitman7538]

Could you talk about amish funerals. I've passed a few in Shipshewana and I'm curious what they are like.

[@theamishpotato]

Yep still planning on doing a vid sometime.

[@mclamb2011]

Great video and you deserve a big pat on the back for doing it. I keep hoping you would do video on sewing and quilting. Also how much they garden and how they preserve their produce for winter. Also, how did that case in Wisconsin turn out?

[@theamishpotato]

I was hoping to drive around the country side to get video of gardens before they are all harvested. Also I just got some new info on the Wisconsin case so ill be doing an update soon. It got pushed out until oct.

[@suzettekath9860]

It maybe that the stricter communities might have the women using reusable cloth pads. Since that would be old tech. There is a old term for that part of the cycle. And that is called 'being on the rag'. It wasn't until about a century ago that disposable pads were made using cloth and sawdust.

[@JKYR-555]

Thanks CJ. You are lovely and so informative about Amish . I wish more people where as open and happy like you . Have a lovely day 😘.

[@HappySheet]

I just Found your Channel when looking for a Movie. I'm glad you were Recommended. I Immediately Subscribed!! My Dad Lived in Lancaster County, PA from 2005 til he Passed in 2019. He became REALLY Great Friends w/ the Amish & Mennonite. I know the 1 Man's Name was Eli. My Dad & I Hunted together & for Years he'd "Barter" w/ the Different Men of the Families he knew in the Amish & Mennonite Communities. He'd fill their Fridge w/ Venison & they'd give him Pumpkins, Straw Bales, Fruits, Veggies, etc. They were all Wonderful. I had No Idea just how much they Loved my Dad until he took his Own Life. They ALL showed up for the Viewing. I was Lucky in getting to know them, bc so many Movies depict them in such a Negative Light & as Disliking the English. Which, I'm sure there's plenty that do, but there's Plenty who don't & they not only have Friendships w/ our Culture, but they Love us, too.

[@carolyngochenaur6765]

All the Amish that I haul always look and smell just fine. I’m with them almost daily.

[@theamishpotato]

You are fortunate then. May I ask what community?

[@dorothywillms115]

Do we have to talk about Amish womens personal issues???? Does anyone else find this disturbing and inappropriate and infuriating???? My sisters would be enraged. This man should be quiet,go home and study his Bible. Aren’t we instructed in Corinthians to think of things that are good and profitable? The discussions here are NOT socially acceptable and I’m sure grieve the Holy Spirit.

[@curtischildress9580]

@@dorothywillms115 How did you come to learn the things you know? Neither you nor anyone else was forced to listen to & watch this fellow explain aspects of his family's former community. Nothing in the video was offensive or disturbing in respect to women's hygiene. The essence of the message in Corinthians concerning people's minds to focus on good & profitable means that the minds of people shouldn't become idle falling into concentrations of sin, evil, cruelty, crime. God doesn't grieve the social exchanges amongst his children, even if the subjects explain the personal private functions of human nature, especially when such topics are shared as knowledge & not vulgarity. Your mind seems a bit pitched toward drawing something vulgar from this fellow's video...he never expressed anything of the sort at any time.

[@farrellmorgan7944]

@dorothy willms. Why if you don’t like this subject are you here. Most people find this educational even if they don’t agree with all topics. Learning is not always pleasant. Suggest if it bothers you to not support this channel. Myself I enjoy learning about other cultures.

[@dorothywillms115]

@@farrellmorgan7944 My algorithm lured me. As a MENNONITE WOMAN I was horribly offended and I had a responsibility to speak up and still do. This channel does NOT speak for WOMEN period. If AMISH women listened they would be even more offended. I haven’t watched since. Gentlemen would be disgusted as well.

[@celestephelps5897]

I'm not Amish but when I was a baby in the '60s my mum used rubber panties with the cloth diapers! I respect you for covering this topic.

[@susantimko4811]

In an effort to save money, I used cloth diapers in the 1980s. It was always a treat to go somewhere and use Pamper’s!

[@Sandra-dm8rd]

I used cloth until my 4th that was born in 86. Just a preference. And he’s right about the stench of ammonia. Bout knock you over.

[@wesleymorris1]

I'm from Ohio right below Cleveland , my uncle drives the Amish to where ever they need to go. Them Amish girls are beautiful, we took a deer to get processed, and the girl there she had the blueiest eyes 👀 I've ever seen with light blonde hair. Simple life without all the social media influence. They live good. We had a cabin built , they put it up in 1 day. I been in construction for 20+ years, they do good work. They branched off into everything around me, roofing, framing, finish carpentry, Ive even seen painters. I like there work ethic, I'm the same way. Hard day a work is the way to live.

[@cherylknepp8894]

You're a courageous man for tackling the subject! You handled it well. "Monthly thing "🤣!

[@giftedandblack494]

Found this by accident but I like this guy. Like!

[@abbeyl6115]

Birthing systems are more preferred to keep their babies from being exposed to rampant illnesses including mRSA. These centers are cheaper than hospitals. It is a more relaxed environment. Like midwives, there is more of a much needed womens network comprehensive in place. There is quite a bit into producing and carrying a baby, birthing a baby and then babycare and raising the baby into an adult. Womens bodies are multifunctioning hardworkers and often mistakenly undervalued.

[@TexasHomesteaders]

Very interesting. Sounds like my Southern Baptist Mother was stricter than the Amish. lol

[@lindah5011]

My Southern Baptist mom had a lot of really strange beliefs surrounding the "period".

[@annswann1941]

Hi CJ, I just saw you talking with Tawra on Living On A Dime so I thought this would be an interesting vid to start with. I’ve lived just north of Grand Rapids MI my whole life and there’s a couple small Amish communities near by. I guess because of what my mom told us as kids my thought has been that the Amish believe in tradition more than the actual Bible. Hearing from you kind of woke me up to what that means - not believing in salvation by grace! That makes me sad and I will be praying for all of those lost souls. Thank you for sharing with us

[@leahbuchholz8556]

Enjoyed your interview with Tawra. My mom always told us (10 kids) we were Pennsylvania Dutch, I was born at home. I have always been interested in the Amish way of life but we didn’t practice it .

[@rayx9644]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I'm quite intrigued. First time viewers & now new subscriber!

[@WhispersFromTheDark]

Bravo! You went thru that very well considering you were very uncomfortable talking about such things.

[@VanessaWade1978]

I respect that you attempted to answer this question even though you felt really out of your league.

[@TracyH007]

Interesting topic. Thanks, it was Informative, entertaining & truly LOL seeing you squirm a little.😉😆 You nailed it CJ👊😆✌️. Makes me wonder if your jayco boys watch your channel?😆 Tracy here from IL.

[@ruthgoebel723]

Around where I live, most Amish women do not shave. Sometimes you can smell them before you see them.

[@nor_cal530]

Makes you think there's a bass pond nearby..

[@sylviahufer7019]

I’am in my 70’s and when I was a child it was common for people to take a bath once a week , we washed daily , the oldest had a bath and the water was saved and topped up for the next child and so on .

[@michellelyman7092]

I'm from nearby in the Michiana area so glad I found your channel

[@deborahyoung9713]

I think you did a great job discussing a topic you probably have never talked to anyone else. Thank you.

[@samuelrodriguez9673]

I love this guy too telling like it is no sugar coating and I think the Amish people are cool

[@AKayfabe]

I do see and run into Amish people all the time, there’s an Amish community around here, and because they travel through here on public transit when gathering with other communities. I have never been on the bus, nor sat next to an Amish individual who smelled bad, or appeared unhygienic. The Amish around here do buy regular products, get medications and use transit to travel.

[@ladyjane5401]

I've seen Amish women at an esthetition to get waxing done. And in our area, the Amish I have seen, use disposable diapers for their children. And, yes, some families have different bathing preferences. My husband's Amish family all have indoor plumbing. Amish business owners have computers and cell phones. They were told that if you work in the English world, they have to have the technology that the English have. My husband's father left the Amish church when he was younger. The only shunning he experienced was at meal time when he visited family. Back in the day, his Amish family would eat in a separate room from them. Nowadays when we happen to visit his Amish family for meals we all sit at the same table. In our area, not sure what some of the more stricter groups do in regard to family members that have left the church.

[@fozzywxman]

Sounds like they're Mennonites.

[@dorothywillms115]

Oh man lady,enough already. Aren’t you embarrassed by this ignorant man.??? Iam Mennonite Brethern and having a podcast like this would make the women I know just wanna shrivel up and die. He should get off KZbin and go to Bible school. He is totally inappropriate and needs to be TOLD. He needs councilling on what is socially appropriate. Next he’ll be telling us what Senile Amish men are like. THIS PODCAST IS INAPPROPRIATE 😡😡😡😡😡

[@susanschnepf2599]

By q

[@catherinenelson4162]

Thank you for your candor. This was very interesting.

[@pammiedoodle8693]

Very tastefully done! Bravo!👍🏼😊

[@dorothywillms115]

No way. This a form of immature perversion. Iam a Canadian Mennonite woman and I OBJECT.

[@charri3]

@@dorothywillms115 then don't watch his videos or read others comments. He's providing a service by allowing people not having personal relationships with Amish/Mennonite an opportunity to learn about those customs and that culture. The more we see ourselves in others, the less likely we'll be to disregard them. We're making connections here and learning.

[@iamtheirishgirl2]

Great job explaining an uncomfortable subject !😊

[@susannagiesey9657]

You did great answering an awkward question.

[@bambigerman4133]

I appreciate your honesty... Information is knowledge❤

[@blessedrthosesermount99]

Youre lovely. Thank you for all you do on your channel.

[@marthasundquist5761]

Lol...I don't know if the amish follow suite, but mom was a nurse in a mennonite hospital and she said many of the most reserved order of Mennonite's(Holdeman and old order mennonite which are vlosest to Amish) may look plain on the outside, but when they came in trauma cases(accidents) the women's underthings were just as fancy-scandalous as anyone else's. They didn't wear makeup though.

[@theamishpotato]

Same in our community. As far as underwear goes anyway😂

[@blazefairchild465]

Lol can’t read a book by its cover. I used to got to concerts at Long Wood Gardens , the Amish nearest are the Lancaster Amish . The teen girls and women, I don’t know their ages but they all had white bonnets, stank of sweat. They had brown ring around the collar , dirty blouses , dresses, shoes socks & shoes and bonnets . It really looked like they had worn their clothing for a week between washes.

[@candyrenee2152]

This made me laugh. When I was a young girl I worked in a department store and a group of old order Mennonite girls, slightly older than myself, came in and bought undergarments and I remember when I got home telling my mom that the girls bought fancy colored underwear!! 🤣

[@Pur3_Ra1d3n]

@@candyrenee2152 lll

[@obscurelyvague]

@@candyrenee2152 Actually you don't know if one of those girls were actually buying the underwear for their brother. That could be another thing. Maybe this guy ought to discuss what happens with transgender family members in these communities.

[@7drakkar1]

I just spent last weekend in Amish Country in Berlin, Ohio. Their annual parade and rib burn off was going on. One Thing For Certain; A lot of those Amish Girls are Gorgeous. Naturally Beautiful. I couldn't believe my eyes 😳

[@amyhoosierdiver5480]

Definitely know LaGrange area. Whenever around Amish area drive very slow around buggies and allow plenty of passing area around them. Hate how impatient some people are when around buggies and put them in danger. Same for bicyclists.

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

I visited an Amish community in Tennessee and noticed that many Amish men smoke and I was surprised to see that. My question is do any of the Amish women smoke? I am thinking not in public but maybe behind close doors.

[@theamishpotato]

I am sure some do although it is more of a masculine thing in the Amish community

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

@@theamishpotato I’ll bet that the women never smoke in public. Thanks for the reply. I enjoy your channel.

[@840kat]

You are awesome for even tackling that!! Lol Ik you said your wife doesn’t like to be on video, but would be nice to see a pic of her!!

[@lindatinsley9404]

I love going out to the Amish community in La Grange Indiana. It’s one of my favorite places to visit.

[@jennifery5353]

I grew up with Amish friends that I was really close to. I spent a decade of summers living with them. I’m am female so I can say that in the Ordnung that I am most familiar with, old order Lancaster Amish, sanitary napkins are used. I’m not sure about other products. I’ve heard of some couples using birth control (over the counter), but I think it’s one of those things were, it’s private so they due whatever they, as a married couple, sees fit. Times also changes things in their communities too. I’ve seen some using cloth diapers, whilst others choose pampers. Bathing is also an individual’s preference. Some families/people have better hygiene standards than others. That includes dental hygiene and the use of deodorant. Shaving wasn’t a big thing back in the day, but now, I’m sure the younger generation dose. Same for plucking eyebrows. I’m not sure about makeup, maybe…

[@obscurelyvague]

"Jennifer Y" It is one of those things. If the rest of the world moves on and benefits as a result of technological advances, there will be these isolated societies which eventually will have to, and want to, catch up. Cleanliness and comfort because of modern day commodities such as feminine products, toiletry products, child-care products, grooming aids means better health and convenience. In these such "hidden" societies, religion and rejection of the ways of the "evil outside world" sometimes is used as a reason not to bathe, shave, change clothes, etc, But as what already happened historically with mainstream society, younger generations will adapt because of the better quality of life that comes with a more modern mindset about these things.

[@TheCody29006]

Just found your channel, love it!! Always fascinated by others way of life. I grew up on a farm and we had out house, wood cook stove, wringer washer, plowed mules, etc.... one question If they went to hospital for births how do they view circumcision ?

[@theamishpotato]

I’m not sure as a whole but I believe they follow doctors recommendations on it in our community

[@TheCody29006]

@@theamishpotato glad you were not offended by my question. Love your channel!

[@theamishpotato]

@@TheCody29006 glad you’re enjoying it!

[@pradiptamishra5061]

You have satisfied the curiosity of many people all over the world bringing out the truth. Great community having strong belief on God remaining very close to nature. We have all respect for them . Thanks

[@hya23jax]

Lol the “monthly thing.” Good for you for answering this! 😂

[@dorothywillms115]

Totally disagree. Do want an English woman to know this ???? Well they do now and it’s disgusting,disrespectful,inappropriate and shows how little discretion this not so bright man has. Immature and wrong.

[@curtischildress9580]

@@dorothywillms115 What???

[@tinadenike2357]

I can say that I was in Lancaster pa getting quilting fabric & they must have the once a week bath & no deodorant because the 3 lady's were very very nice & helpful but body odor was really bad mainly very strong put smell.it was hot that day but it was only 9:30am

[@narrowpath2980]

Hey CJ , I’m I’ve been wondering for a long time , are there any Amish ethnic groups , black , Hispanic , etc. ? thanks

[@theamishpotato]

Not groups. Just individuals here and there

[@mariposaazul4450]

Love ur channel. New here. Thank you and God bless you for all ur great content especially ur testimony.

[@charlenekinsey8506]

There's dirtier conversations. Pampers are expensive. I used cloth myself .They still have them on Amazon. Easier to find soap and water. But I've put a pamper on before going into town. But if that pampers dry I saved it and taped it next time.

[@alisonjacobs983]

Can you share about the Amish Native American relationship? I always see alot of support online from the Amish to Natives. Very awesome.

[@mattycakes1161]

Probably pretty good, most Amish don't practice violence or slavery. They believe that if they can't make it, they don't need it and use only what they need, so I believe they have a very similar lifestyle to traditional Native Americans.

[@obscurelyvague]

@@mattycakes1161 What about the Amish that do practice violence and slavery?

[@yohann1960]

We just moved to Middlebury and the children always stare at us like we have a third eye or something. Can you explain this. It's not like there aren't alot of non Amish here. Don't get it.

[@theamishpotato]

They are just curious typically about outsiders. Amish kids have a bit of a staring problem

[@pamelabratton2501]

Thank you for the information!

[@michelleduysings2764]

You did a great job!

[@theamishpotato]

Thank you!

[@dorothywillms115]

NO WAY!!!! This is sick,immature and insulting to his upbringing. I find it extremely disturbing.

[@charri3]

@@dorothywillms115 get off his channel if it's so disturbing to you. He's opening a dialog between two different cultures- that is ONLY good.

[@joanrichter4718]

It’s absolutely crazy, CJ but I haven’t been notified of any of these videos of yours. You know I’ve been a faithful follower. I just thought you hadn’t put any out. My subscription is current and my bell is turned on. Kind of weird.

[@theamishpotato]

That is weird. I’m not sure why they do that.

[@amylamb2768]

Lol, the donkey pic!! 🤣

[@worldview730]

0:44, I'm a dude, it's not for me to talk about. Then why are you still talking, why not let a women do the talking for her own self

[@Randaddy25]

Just stop. Why is it, that people always make a huge thing about small shit? If there was a woman ready to talk about it, I'm sure that's who would've spoken. As it is, it looks like he doesn't know any Amish women who would talk on camera.

[@worldview730]

@@Randaddy25 Can't stop the truth inside of them, even if they don't speak on screen

[@Randaddy25]

@@worldview730 I don't disagree. Truth is truth, always. I only trust the source, as people almost always turn truth into their truth, which dirties it up.

[@louloubelle1330]

He's a narcissist n controller

[@louloubelle1330]

​@@Randaddy25they made a whole series of women who left so yh there is

[@kerryfatima548]

Can you do a video on child raising and discipline in the Amish?

[@ShockedSquirrelhere]

I used cloth for my first two kids but it got quite overwhelming when my daughter was born but yeah the smells 😂

[@TorryGood]

I used to work at walmart i sometimes will see hole group of anish come in to shop

[@denisebehary4053]

I live among Swartzentruber Amish people in northern Ashland County, Ohio. Personal hygiene is lacking and you don’t want to be standing behind them in line, especially in the summer!

[@calinasagilitypartner4444]

I live in a county that has a huge Amish community. I think they were very clean. I think their community isn't the strictest. But I know they have A LOT of kids.

[@Jane5720]

I gotta say this was pretty funny you thought you being uncomfortable, they’re called fed feminine hygiene products😅

[@dorothywillms115]

No, it’s utterly disgusting. It’s no one’s business. It’s crude. Have you people no sense of what’s appropriate?

[@izzygallagher5821]

@@dorothywillms115 what are you on?

[@jocas9230]

I'm from northeast Indiana, the Amish are very clean in hygiene, homes and community.

[@darlaballenger2357]

I think for a guy you did a great job telling all that. I still think it's a private matter and should not be talked about out loud except for the person your talking to. But hygiene, sex, abortion, it's all thought to boys and girls about each other's bodies and how they work and what to do. It's no big deal now that a girl in school will ask a teacher out loud in class with boys too for a pad. There is no shame, embarrassment or privacy. I get it that lots of men care for their children now and need to know but It's still a private matter to me. Great job!

[@davidszakacs6888]

I see Amish shopping at Sam's Club and can attest to the fact that they make use of many Yankee conveniences and that they really love snack foods.

[@lisamcaulay5847]

I know a amish family that by the child is age 2 they have another baby they have 13 right now and she's pregnant again with number 14 child and claims they're not done yet.... and they are from Lagrange Indiana

[@carolshumaker8348]

Thanks for the information. I am from St. Joseph county. I used to work at Bremen Hospital.

[@shellycassidy5473]

Thanks for sharing this

[@connieburger1737]

😂good job. You’re brave! 😅

[@KakeKittyStyle]

Don't take this wrong but it is so cute to watch you do this while your brain is fighting against saying any of it.

[@hangin-in-thereawesome4245]

Quite interesting! Why do the woman wear the white bonnets? Do they wear other bonnets in the winter?

[@daskritterhaus5491]

lived in St Catharines Ontario Canada. wound up in the carnival tourist area in niagara falls one evening. for some strange reason there was a traditional amish family they looked shell shocked. a buddy explained they did that occasionally to satisfy their curiosity about the 'outside' world. weird weird standing there staring about 5 of them ma pa and the kids.