RE: Between A Scholarship and A Hard Place
April 1, 2012 at 11:31 pm
(This post was last modified: April 1, 2012 at 11:54 pm by klassykow.)
(April 1, 2012 at 11:05 pm)mediamogul Wrote: When I was 17 I had some, uhhhh, behavioral problems and was sent to live with my fundamentalist aunt who promised my parents she would straighten me out. I mean this was a person who believed the earth was 6000 years old to put it in perspective. So my cousin was very aggressive with the conversion tactics and constantly told me the devil was in my life and nightmares I was having were all related to that. When it was Christmas time they asked me to put up the angel on the tree and I said no thank you. Then, when the whole family was sitting down to the table they asked me to say grace and I said, in front of everyone, that i did not believe in god. I think they must have been under the impression I was effectively "saved" by that point because they freaked and started yelling at me and I felt horrible at first but better afterwards as I had stood my ground and hadn't rolled over to appease them. After that they mostly layed off. It hasn't been easy but I'm glad I have been able to express to them what I really believe. I at least feel that whatever they think of me at least they know the truth about how I feel. I don't regret it.
Gosh! I'm sorry that happened... I hope to tell my parents the news before I leave for college. I'm constantly running the confrontation through my head. I know it'll feel good to let the truth out, but I really dread that conversation.
Btw, I love the Nietzsche quote in your signature. I wrote it on the board in my theatre class last year when we did a play about an asylum. I don't think any of my God-fearing cast mates understood what it implied, though! Hehe...
(April 1, 2012 at 11:18 pm)Minimalist Wrote: How badly do you need the scholarship?
Not that badly, but my mom would not let slide one that is so easy to get. It's due May 1st and I'm already being told to get to work on it… And to add another dimension, my grandmother is on the altar society and she'll know whether or not I do it! Haha. I'll end up writing the thing, even if I'm kicking and screaming...
(April 1, 2012 at 11:31 pm)Shell B Wrote: Hey, I can write it for you, if you want.Wait, how long does it have to be?
Nice! But I don't want to take up your time for the whole essay. Can you think of any topics I could focus on just to get me started, though?
I thought I could say something like "Life in the Catholic church has had a major impact in developing my morality." and building from there, but then I thought "Wait… I'm not religious and I still have morals… I don't need Catholicism for this!" Maybe I'll write about how it has provided a place for me to nap in on Sunday mornings.
(April 1, 2012 at 10:58 pm)Aegrus Wrote: If I were you, I'd lie my way through the essay.
I'm sure that'll be what happens… The people judging essays won't know that I wore a grimace the whole time I was typing!
