RE: Religious families
February 28, 2012 at 8:53 am
(This post was last modified: February 28, 2012 at 8:57 am by picto90.)
(February 28, 2012 at 8:30 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: What age are you picto??
Does it really matter what your family believe?? Or are you self sufficient enough to live without them??
I am but the humble age of 21. My parents live on another continent and for the most part I never speak to them. My parents are suspicious, but not completely aware of my beliefs, and thus far I've been too afraid to lure them out of there ignorant bliss as I'm sure that doing so will permanently ruin the already broken relationship we have. To be honest, and I'm sure this sounds heartless, but I've been much better off without them and I don't really miss them. I guess I just feel guilty. Whilst they may have shoved religion down my gullet as a child, they were never anything but kind and I feel like I owe them a chance, but I simply can't speak to them without becoming suddenly overwhelmed with frustration at their ignorance and there inability to see things any other way.
(February 28, 2012 at 8:44 am)reverendjeremiah Wrote: You think its bad now, wait until you have a kid....and watch just how sneaky your family can get, and just how pushy they can get as well.
I had my sister in law tell me "you cant raise your kids atheist!"...you're going to have the same problem times 1,000.
Perhaps it is best that you move VERY far away from your family.
I've seen that coming and fear I may have to limit Little Picto's time with Granny and Grandpa, should he/she ever come into being.
(February 28, 2012 at 8:28 am)LastPoet Wrote: My family was always devout catholics, but never forced me to go to church once I decided it was all bullshit and I had better things to do (like sleeping late at Sundays). Sure we had our arguments, but I've beaten them so hard with the hand of reason, they now just avoid the subject in my presence. All good for me, we now talk about more concrete subjects
Oh, how I envy you!
