Interesting story: When I was pregnant with my youngest daughter, her father informed me that he wanted her to be a vegan. When I asked him why, he started rattling off about clean and unclean meats and how his family are a bunch of seventh day adventists. I laughed and told him it was not ever going to happen. Primarily because he doesn't attend his family's church and because I refuse to serve her a different dinner while he chowed down on a steak or a burger.
When she was around five or six, he tried to tell her she was going to go to hell because I had given her some bacon and she ate it. When she came back home to me, she was clearly upset and I told her that what her dad said wasn't true. I literally had to undo all the lies he fed her. To this day, she enjoys bacon and ham. Bacon is her favorite. She's 13. He full well knows that she eats bacon and ham here and it pisses him off because his attempted indoctrination didn't work.
She's asked me about god and jesus. And I've told her that in 2000 years, god has never showed up so his people can see him, therefore, until there is proof that he exists, he isn't real. We have also talked about the bible and I have shown her some of the contradictions it contains. Teaching her to think for herself and question things is the best thing I can do for her. However, if later in life, she becomes a believer, I will not turn her away for it. She's allowed to come to her own conclusions about things. Smart girl, that one is and I'm damned proud of the way she's turning out.
When she was around five or six, he tried to tell her she was going to go to hell because I had given her some bacon and she ate it. When she came back home to me, she was clearly upset and I told her that what her dad said wasn't true. I literally had to undo all the lies he fed her. To this day, she enjoys bacon and ham. Bacon is her favorite. She's 13. He full well knows that she eats bacon and ham here and it pisses him off because his attempted indoctrination didn't work.
She's asked me about god and jesus. And I've told her that in 2000 years, god has never showed up so his people can see him, therefore, until there is proof that he exists, he isn't real. We have also talked about the bible and I have shown her some of the contradictions it contains. Teaching her to think for herself and question things is the best thing I can do for her. However, if later in life, she becomes a believer, I will not turn her away for it. She's allowed to come to her own conclusions about things. Smart girl, that one is and I'm damned proud of the way she's turning out.
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