How do I get out of my mothers house.

[Nope]

On another forum where I spent time, several posters from South America took offense that being an adult meant that someone moved out of their parents' home. The idea of adult children who weren't in school remaining in their parents' home fascinated me because it was so different from how I was reared.

My son's university is not that far from our home. He could have driven to it everyday but he opted to stay in the dorms. His younger sisters have already stated that they plan to stay in dorms also even though they are leaning toward attending the same school as their older brother.

Hello Ian's mom! Welcome to the forum.

[IanHulett]

Having read her intro, Ian, I now fully understand your problem.

Found another one:

[ManMachine]

Hey guys. My Atheism and my mothers Christianity are clashing and were slowly becoming enemies. She cannot take criticism because every time I give her arguments to refute and debunk hers, she gets upset as if I'm trying to hurt her. I need to get out of here but I cannot get a job because I have no job experience so nobody wants to take their chances with me, and I cannot get SSI from Social Security because they claim I'm not "mentally disabled enough" and I tried appealing to them, and I got nothing. So, I have no way to get money to afford housing. Are there alternatives so I can get out of this household? Thanks a bunch.

Ask her to forgive you.

MM

[PhoenixJadyen]

Assuming that everything is true, I'd love to be a fly on the wall at OP's house. A Catholic/Taoist mother, an agnostic father, a Muslim brother, a pagan sister, and a Jewish brother...I mean, wow.

I think you guys just want a lot of holidays to celebrate.

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I jest.

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It wasn't planned that way I assure you. We all started out Catholic and for one reason or another everyone went their own path. My husband acknowledges there's someone out there he just doesn't feel the need to go to a building and talk about it. My oldest son is in a very dark place right now and he went on a spiritual journey and felt Islam gave him the most peace. My daughter worships Odin and she herself and her husband call themselves pagan/heathen (just to clarify, I don't like the word heathen) and the Messianic Jew is a Jew who acknowledges Christ. His biological father married Christian women when he himself was wiccan who was born of a Jewish mother and tried to force our son into Judaism. To help my son who was upset with his father and conflicted I asked him a series of questions that helped to put his confusion and conflicts to ease and he elected to embrace Messianic Judaism . Ian of course the last of my children felt there were too many questions and felt religion had no answers and left. I won't say that it didn't hurt, it did. However, it would totally go against everything I stand for as a mother and a Christian and a Taoist to love my other children and not my Ian too. In fact, it would be disgraceful. As for me, I too was in a dark place and Christianity was always my answer. It's okay that everyone here doesn't agree. I respect that. As for Taoism my brother who is a Taoist found out that I tried to take my life he handed me a book entitled: The Tao of Pooh. It explained Taoism in laments terms by using the characters of Winnie the Pooh. It is a fascinating read. It lead me to read The Book of Tao. There is one passage in there that read that Lao Tzsu had met a man from either Judea or Bethlehem (I don't remember which) and they spoke to each other. I'll have to get the book and find the passage so I can give you the exact quote. But it gave me hope. Hope that, well, simply put; Yeshua had walked the earth just like Lao Tzsu. No, I'm not trying to convert you or convince you, merely responding to your question. I embraced Taoism as a philosophy and I have found peace at last. So, I love my fellow man and let them have the land while I float on down the river with a glass of tea in my hand and wave. All the while they fight and curse and scream and treat each other like crap. I go with the flow with Yeshua on one side of my floaty and Lao Tzsu on the other.

Respectfully
PJ

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Hey guys. My Atheism and my mothers Christianity are clashing and were slowly becoming enemies. She cannot take criticism because every time I give her arguments to refute and debunk hers, she gets upset as if I'm trying to hurt her. I need to get out of here but I cannot get a job because I have no job experience so nobody wants to take their chances with me, and I cannot get SSI from Social Security because they claim I'm not "mentally disabled enough" and I tried appealing to them, and I got nothing. So, I have no way to get money to afford housing. Are there alternatives so I can get out of this household? Thanks a bunch.

Ask her to forgive you.

MM

He didn't do anything to be forgiven for. Ian and I worked things out. And he never needed to apologize. There was a misunderstanding and it's in the past. Ian has a right to how he feels and I will never deny him that. I'm an emotional human being. It has nothing to do with him as a person or an atheist. It was just that I love my lord. That's it. My son is encouraged constantly to ask questions regardless of topic. No family is perfect and they are bound to disagree. Sometimes we read another persons reaction differently then what that person may actually be feeling. And that's what it was. He thought I was upset, I wasn't I was just impassioned. My son is wonderful person and I am blessed to have him in my life.

[Napoléon]

Embarrassing mom much?