(June 8, 2014 at 2:56 am)Mothonis_Cathicgal Wrote: You only married one person not The entire family.
Exactly. There is only so much you have to put up with if your wife is on the same page. They have to respect you just as much as you do them, and if this can not be done then there is nothing saying you have to endure. I've gone full years without saying a word to any of my in-laws, because of crazy crap they like to pull..I've done the same with my own side of the family even.
It isn't your fault that their religion created terrible traditions. They can suffer through their own prayer, and you can excuse yourself until afterward. That makes sense to me anyhow. Some years my in-laws will pull this loving peaceful prayer junk before a big meal and spend the rest of the meal yelling, cursing and screaming at each other. It all makes little sense to me, but what does make sense is a non-believer excusing himself from a religious prayer that doesn't concern him.
Good luck.
