People laugh when she says that she thought the world was flat, that she didn't know about Presidents/politics, and that she thought 9/11 was an act of God, but these were all beliefs she held as a child growing up in a community that was completely closed off from any other civilization. She grew up, realized that there was something wrong with her environment, left it, and educated herself to know better. Very few people in the modern world are willing to grow and change their minds in this way.

The interviewer is awful! The girls story is interesting.. I think I'll read the book

It actually blows my mind that she pretty much didn't know anything at all about the outside world but she still somehow knew that being Amish wasn't for her. She left having essentially no idea what she was going to encounter. Incredible bravery and tenacity.

She is so brave. I can’t imagine being that young, alone and going into a world I didn’t know.

The interviewer is talking to her like she's a dumb person. It's truly sad. She's very condescending

Megyn missed the most important questions like once you left where did you sleep that night were you homeless did you meet a boyfriend did someone take you in how did you live eat work pay for school?? No important questions asked about once you leave. How do you begin Day 1????

Lol I spent two weeks with a Lancaster Amish family , they got a newspaper everyday and were not ignorant of current affairs. This family was only accessible to me due to a very long term relationship with an English family not through some propaganda setup. All the children were happy and smiled but displayed manners which I could readily see were missing in our current society . The Amish family comes first and was evident in the way the mothers and fathers spent precious time with their children. For example Mom reads to the younger children every night before bed gathering them around her and allowing them to help choose stories, how many English parents still do this? I myself am guilty of not doing this. My own daughter was permitted to attend school for a week with the Amish children and I was honored to be a guest on one of the first days. And hello they have indoor plumbing. The entire family spoke perfect English and even taught us words and phrases of their language. Ridiculous, Amish live a simple life a life I am frankly envious of. And yes the family I was blessed to spend two weeks with are very “orthodox” in their faith and community. I spent many hours with the wife and mother of this family and several other females in the community and have nothing but the utmost respect

This is a rare extreme Amish community. My sister married at 19 and my parents believed that was very young to get married. We have cell phones for emergency purposes for example. I'm also at college in Philadelphia which I have blessing from my family to do so. So of course I use the internet and live like a normal college student. But all my life I've always heard of the Internet, the President, world news, etc. Despite being Amish I can't imagine life like this girl had, most Amish are much closer to normal modern society than these extreme Amish "cults". Honestly, I love my childhood and life, I think it has been fantastic. Yeah these things are cool and I can communicate with all the people who read this comment, have parties at college and watch Breaking Bad, but I still value and appreciate the pure happiness from an Amish lifestyle. Just not as extreme as the community this girl grew up in.

I wanted to hear all about her first contact within the town she escaped to. I think better questions could have been asked.

How did she manage to survive when she left? That's a HUGE part of the story that's been completely brushed aside.

Wow this woman is the same age as me. It's amazing how no one can choose the family they are born into. All of us around the world that lives such different lifestyles oh, it's just incredible. I'm glad that she was able to leave the community she was born into being that you wasn't happy there. I wish her success and happiness throughout her life and journey

I come from Amish upbringing. Lived right outside Lancaster County, PA. When I was growing up my mother told me I was her curious little mouse. That’s why I decided to leave. I was too curious about the outside world. Despite all the warnings, I went. The world is SO beautiful. I miss my family, but this life is too precious to pass up experiences.

The interviewer should asked her how did she survived??, where did the amish girl went after she left???who helped her out?????

She killing me with these questions.

God bless her. It takes alot of courage to leave everything behind and start your life again!

I just hope the young woman is doing well and living a happy life.

This young girl escaped and educated herself. Good for her! This interview had so much potential.....missed the important questions.

I was very excited to watch this interview until the interviewer started talking, so disrespectful.

I'm a truck driver. I pick up freight from Amish businesses in many states, they're nice people. This young lady just scaped into a really wicked world.

She's so genuine

“Did you know about this?” “No” “What about this?” “No” “How about this?” “No” “Well did you-

Pretty sure if she doesn't know who George Bush Jr. is, she won't know who George Washington is either. Her questions get so redundant...

I live in lancaster County PA grew up with Amish everywhere and I never looked at their lifestyle that way!!! Good for you Emma!

That was so moving what she endured and accomplished. I'll never complain about my parents again.

That interviewer is rude and isn't asking signficant questions.

I seriously don't like Megyn. She has very poor interview skills.

She is so brave and so inspiring.

Wow! Brave young lady. Hopefully Amish change enough for you to see family again 🙏

"I didnt know any history or geography or what was going on in the outside world" megyn: "did you know there were 50 states? Did you know who the president was? So in 2006 you didn't know the president was George bush? you didn't know who George Washington was? Did you know about 9/11?" GIRL SHE SAID NOOOOO

This interview is so incomplete it left me wondering...with loads of QUESTIONS

"Clap for myself!" LOVE LOVE LOVE! What a gem!

Such a brave young woman. May she have daily moments of joy. All the best I wish for her.

Is this the first time the host has ever heard of the Amish? She comes across like this girl and her former life is from another planet.

My grandma is ex Amish she was part of a less stricter community she left when she was 19 and we still have contact with alot of our Amish relatives .

SO WAIT WAIT WAIT. Does she how who the SECOND president is? The interviewer forgot to ask that.

Who else just got a double 15 second no skip ad?

Kudos to the girl, Megan is a terrible interviewer. She must have been trying to push the book. That is why I dislike these shows. They put an 'entertainment' spin on everything.

Not all Amish are this closed off, just the strictest ones.

Peter Santenello is a you tuber and did a fascinating series of videos about the Amish/Mennonites of rural Ohio.

What a BRAVE young woman!!!

This whole interview she asked if she know about this & that! The answer is no!

She is not the only one that left the amish. I did too and I can relate to everything she is saying.

Great interview! Good job Megan Kelly. Fascinating content. So happy for this triumphant girl!!

So interesting and inspiring. I am definitely interested in knowing more about your story so will need to buy your book.

I wish Megyn wouldn’t interrupt so often. Her words are very interesting to hear.

She's amazing. Wow. Also classy because she did not neccesarily disrespect her Amish background.

She's beautiful and lucky nothing happened to her.

I’d seen her book around.. now I want to read it! What an amazing person Emma is!

I am totally amazed. This young woman is incredibly brave, well spoken, and intelligent. I'm seriously blown away and want to read her book because I want to know more.

The Amish woman is beautiful. I love her personality. Great job from graduating college.

I live near and have worked with Amish my whole life. They are just like anyone else but they don't have electricity in there homes and most don't drive. They read the news, they go on vacations, they are pretty normal folks to hang out with and talk to. I was working on a project with an Amish crew one time and I was working with the head foreman and I made the comment that some storms came through last night and our power was out for a couple hours. He looked at me and said "Yeah my power has been out about forty years now. Don't know when they will get it back on" Some of them have a great sense of humor.

What a strong and amazing young woman!

After the interview she probably wanted to go back lol

Such a beautiful young lady. I'm glad she's happy and doing well.

"Did you know we had 50 states?" Does ANY average American high school student know this? lol

The innocence is pure❤

The fact that she left knowing that thay was probably the last time she would ever see her parents or siblings is so heartbreaking. Please god one day she gets to see them again ❤

Megyn Kelly is the absolute WORST. She is completely incapable of interviewing anyone without coming across as smug, condescending and always manages to make me feel uncomfortable as a viewer.

Heartbreaking

She is so brave and I am so happy for her to have gotten the chance to find her own way. Not saying that being Amish is bad and she escaped some horrible life, but she was able to recognize that her current life wasn't what she wanted and she had the strength to leave her only home behind and build herself up in a completely unknown environment

"What did you do for light?" Duh, the same way people have lived (and some still DO live) without electricity. What a silly question.

The awkward laughing from Megyn/the audience made me cringe. This girl definitely had a very difficult childhood and had important things to say, but Megyn was caught off guard and resorted to the "no indoor plumbing!" banter. This interview was just bad- I'm sorry the girl had to experience this. What is sad is that many people see the Amish as quaint, old fashioned people who live on farms. In reality, there is a lot of abuse and manipulation in many of these communities.

I have seen hundreds of interviews done on college campuses asking the number of states, the capital of the United States, who is speaker of the house, and how many continents there are. The college students had no idea!

What amazing courage she has.

Wow, I give her a lot of credit.

Maybe Megyn Kelly could have prepared for this interview a bit more? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Let's buy her book !

This is the US. Let the Amish people live the way they want. This is a free country.

Megan doesn't get it --- if you never had indoor plumbing, you don't miss it. And many Amish have joy --- many people who aren't Amish don't.....

To me, her story isn't unusual. I lived near an Amish community for years. Many still live in, or near my county. We became close to a family who ran a bakery. They babysat our daughter when I took college classes. She called them Mom & Dad, & learned their language when she was a toddler. They spoke Pennsylvania Dutch to her during their times together, & even spent the night a couple times. She lived as an Amish child until I picked her up, including Amish clothing on buggy rides. Their daughter was a school teacher in their one room school house. They're taught reading, writing, arithmetic, & spiritual lessons. This family had a bakery & a pallet shop, so they had a generator for electricity in the bakery. They used a gas powered loader on the farm, & also raised horses, & had crops. They had propane powered lamps in the house & a gas powered fridge if I recall correctly. No mirror in the bathroom because it's vanity but they did have an indoor toilet. We've been to an Amish wedding, which is rare for an English outsider, but we were accepted as family, & were included in school, & community activities as well. I could go on & on but there's no time. Each sect is different. Some are more progressive than others. Some of the people I knew decided to become English, & were shunned by family & community. This sect broke up & our "family" moved. There's a different large sect in the neighboring county. It's not uncommon to come across ex-Amish as well. Many run/work in local businesses. I wish this girl the very best. The Amish lifestyle is very difficult, especially for girls. They don't have the same rights as the men, etc. I respect their culture but I don't agree with many of their rules. Is a hard life & they know nothing of the outside world, except for the modern Amish, & those who travel often. Our uncle used to be a hired driver, which is how we met in the beginning. I've driven for them on a couple local trips. It can take a horse & buggy hours to travel to the closest grocery store. Many use the Amtrak system. I see them every time I take it to Chicago. There's a sect in Lancaster, PA & some in other parts of the state & WI that are quite rowdy. They don't follow their biblical upbringing like most of them do. But we as humans, aren't perfect. We all falter! John 3:16. John 14:6. I agree with Yo Mama. They didn't ask some of the important questions. The interview was short. P.S. Last year, our cousin married a young girl from the Amish family that we know. Her parents left the Amish community, so Delores is English. Plus now, she's my beautiful cousin.

Strong woman 🙏Respect ✌️

She was and is a brave and beautiful young woman! All the best to her!

My husband’s family is Old Order Amish. They were always taught English in school and who the president was. He never officially joined the church. But he ran away and joined the Marines. Different sects like the Schwartzenbugers are much more closed off. On a lighter note I thought it was funny when he saw his first electric toothbrush in 1982 and commented how it was the most laziest thing he’d ever seen. But now he is an expert in anything and everything electronic.

For me the most critical question was not asked which is: what made her think that by leaving things would be better in the outside world, as she would have been taught the opposite... courageous girl!!

Inspiring story. God bless her 🙏

Respect youreself and heritage .love your heritage .prayers for you

I legitimately got emotional when she said, "I don't remember having any joy."

Am I the only one who was extreamly surprised when she said she was born in 87? She barely looks 20

Such strength, acceptance, assuredness.

Amazing woman! God bless her!!

This interviewer is a serious embarrassment.

What a story. I'm proud of you for not wanting to be a clone anymore. The whole environment sounds abusive and toxic. She is a really strong woman.

What a strong young woman I wish her all the best for the future and I hope she finds happiness ,may God bless and watch over you always.⭐

Its good for her that she chose to leave the Amish but I can tell you that within their community, there is no theft, no violence, no trouble and always love for their neighbors. While their lifestyle may be limited by our standards. The Amish are better off than we are in many ways

Megyn you're killing me did you do not do any research before hand?

I feel like Megyn asked her questions in a somewhat demeaning matter! This is brave girl!

Tell Emma ATTA GIRL!!! How brave.

I like the fact that she didn't say anything disrespectful about the culture or members of her family. She just said it wasn't for her.

Brave young woman🌹👏👏

So happy this beautiful young woman had the courage to change her entire life.💖

I love the young lady and her courage!!

What incredible courage!

I'm glad she's finally FREE. you go Emma.

She is truly an amazing woman. Be careful, the world is big as you probably have seen and people are takers... we need more givers, kindness, joy and love in this world.

My grandma always takes me and my sister to Lancaster, and we went to this Amish farmers market, and they had the best food, and we actually we talking to this Amish family, and they were so sweet and kind

wow! how incredibly inspiring!

I wish the interview questions were better. It just seems weird and one sided and she mostly is answering yes or no. I think somehow the interview felt disrespectful.

I grew up in Pennsylvania where there are a lot of Amish people. I went to one house & the women taught me how to make & can homemade vegetable soup. The ones I met were very joyful! I actually envied their lifestyle. Still do in some ways.

God bless you Emma being strong. Telling your story. Standing up for yourself. Your amazing. Way to save yourself and get a life

God bless Emma .