The more you fuel the fire with people the more they will try to put it out. My suggestion to you would be to not get into discussions about this subject with your parents anymore. Ask them to respect your choices if they ask you and leave it at that. Yes, they will tell you that you will need to live with the consequences, which will mean no Christmas presents (for a while). In time, even their rage, anger, and attempts to bring you back to the other side will go away and they will remember that you are still their kid whom they love. As an adult, trust me, Christmas presents do not matter anymore - as you will be the one paying for presents and rarely receiving - its so overrated.
(December 11, 2011 at 6:05 pm)ReB Wrote: I told my parents I'm an Atheist, so they won't let me celebrate Christmas. I made a good point that Christmas wasn't even about Christ anymore. Hell, the past year before I was an Atheist, my parents never even said the name Jesus. Or even prayed at the table before now. All the sudden out of the blue they want to make it religious now. What do I do instead of tearing out their hearts?
