So I'm about to get confirmed

[dom.donald]

I'm entering into the stage where I'm a confirmed Catholic, and when I told my mom about me being atheist, she started crying because I wouldn't, "Know the love of jesus christ!" How do I get out of this whole thing?

When I was going to be confirmed Protestant little over 22 years ago, I told my mum that I'm an atheist, and she sighed a little and said, come on, it's a family tradition and we've already decided on the cakes. Cakes are arguably the bigger deal in my family than religion. So I got confirmed, the pastor knowing pretty much what I thought of the affair, which made it kind of funny. No biggie, you can just do it if you want to avoid conflict. It doesn't mean anything after all - except that in some countries like Germany, you get automatically deducted your Church tax
We'd have to know more about your background to judge whether rebelling is worth it.

goddam church tax. Being christened "Church of England" meant I was exempt from it when living in Germany because CofE isn't part of the cartel. When my wife was out of work, I had to pay *her* church tax for her! Tax on someone else's beliefs. Who would have thought?

Sorry, back to the thread. Get confirmed, then forget about it.