[SteveMcKing]

Come to think of it, there was a story couple years ago about this Amish "kid" -- he was like 26, and he was throwing tomatoes (or something) at passing cars. It was pathetic...

They "grow up" really late, apparently.

[Abby4116]

From what I know, they grow up at exactly the same speed as "English" kids. Perhaps the tomato thrower was what would be referred to as "slow", "retarded" etc. Most Amish boys would be married with several kids by that age.

We have no problems whatsoever with our Amish neighbors. After the school house shooting, I think that the Amish showed exactly what they are made of - and I applaud them for that.

[ichabod1]

I think these stories are interesting because, to our eyes, they all look the same, so we like finding out that they're all individual underneath the homespun linen.