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Telling my parents
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RE: Telling my parents
July 27, 2016 at 6:33 pm (This post was last modified: July 27, 2016 at 6:33 pm by Whateverist.)
A different tack, though I mostly agree with Min here. You could turn the tables on them.

Tell them you wanted to assure them that you still love them and aren't angry about being recruited to their religion. Tell them you want them to know you respect their beliefs and don't find them quaint. They just aren't yours. Period.

Make it about assuring them that you're not melting down about it. That they would isn't even a question in your mind.
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Telling my parents - by kikiwallflower - July 27, 2016 at 4:36 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by Minimalist - July 27, 2016 at 4:47 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by The Valkyrie - July 27, 2016 at 4:48 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by brewer - July 27, 2016 at 4:58 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by I_am_not_mafia - July 27, 2016 at 4:59 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by Alex K - July 27, 2016 at 5:34 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by Whateverist - July 27, 2016 at 6:33 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by Losty - July 27, 2016 at 7:18 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by ignoramus - July 27, 2016 at 8:44 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by account_inactive - July 27, 2016 at 8:46 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by robvalue - July 28, 2016 at 6:27 am
RE: Telling my parents - by SteelCurtain - July 28, 2016 at 7:42 am
RE: Telling my parents - by Exfundy - July 28, 2016 at 10:56 am
RE: Telling my parents - by pocaracas - July 28, 2016 at 11:26 am
RE: Telling my parents - by PETE_ROSE - July 29, 2016 at 11:02 am
RE: Telling my parents - by robvalue - July 29, 2016 at 11:05 am
RE: Telling my parents - by FatAndFaithless - July 29, 2016 at 11:13 am
RE: Telling my parents - by robvalue - July 29, 2016 at 11:24 am
RE: Telling my parents - by Edwardo Piet - July 29, 2016 at 12:05 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by KevinM1 - July 29, 2016 at 12:38 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by kikiwallflower - August 6, 2016 at 11:18 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by bennyboy - July 30, 2016 at 6:17 am
RE: Telling my parents - by Patrick33 - July 30, 2016 at 10:04 am
RE: Telling my parents - by Alex K - July 30, 2016 at 6:00 pm
RE: Telling my parents - by KJV-reader - August 7, 2016 at 2:49 am

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