Forgive Me if I Smack You in the Mouth!

[corndog36]

And at 8 years old, I would probably do the same thing and let my child begin to decide for himself. But he's only 2 and I would like give him the time to just enjoy being a child without all the heavy topics and agendas that every religious do-gooder has for him.

I understand what you are saying, my grandson's paternal grandmother is a bible thumper who rambles on about God and Christ ad-nauseum. His mother is somewhere between deist and agnostic, we never saw the grandmother's evangelizing as a problem, and it hasn't been. I would be concerned about the effect of conflict between the adults in his life. You can't hide it from them no matter how hard you try. My advice would be to let it go for now. If the subject comes up be honest with him, and when he wants answers he will turn to the person who he believes will be honest with him, and not try to cram an ideology down his throat.

I hope that I don't come off sounding preachy. I'm never quite sure how to respond to questions like this. I like to think that the insights I've gained from my experiences can be of some help to others. On the other hand I don't believe that I am so wise as to be telling anyone else how to raise their kids, live their lives or manage their relationships. Although I fear that it sometimes sounds as though that is what I am trying to do.