Baptism and religious family

[OnlyNatural]

My wife is somewhat of a Catholic and we are having a child next week(scheduled c-section). I recently found out that she wants to have our kid batptized and it makes me sick to my stomach. I seriously thought it was only to appease the older members of her family but after some inquiries I found out it's what she wants. Now I am really dreading the whole thing and probably will throw up a little in my mouth during the ceremony but it's her kid too. I will take the oaths seriously as I will be 'educating' him about God.

First, congratulations on the baby FNM!

And I know how you feel. I felt sorry for the little girl, being thrust into a Catholic upbringing when she has no choice in the matter. Made me sick too. Yes, definitely educate your child and encourage questions, with any luck he'll eventually realize it's all bullshit, just like Santa Claus.

So yes, there are many ways you can do it.. if I may suggest something..try something NEW and ORIGINAL and try to make it where it includes family members helping out and getting involved instead of boring rituals (like the flower laurel or something).

Yeah, that sounds good. Another cousin is getting married soon, and apparently they don't want it to be religious either, so it'll be interesting to see how that goes, how the family reacts.

Or I suppose we can always just secretly tie the knot at a Caribbean resort, away from all those tsk-tsking Jesus lovers. They're nice people, really... mostly they just don't know any better, don't have the education. But it's my life too, and I vow to stay the hell away from religion.