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I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help
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RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help
Being angry at your parents isn't going to help. They aren't lieing to you. Lieing is willfully and knowingly telling an untruth with intent to deceive. They think they are telling the truth, so they aren't lieing. They are honestly trying to do what they think is best. If they are misguided and wrong, at least know that their efforts stem from their concern for you.

One of the hardest lessons to learn is that your parents are just people. They can make mistakes and they are fallible. I was angry at my parents (still am) for a long time due to some actions they took when I was growing up. It took me years to get past that and be able to talk to them and it came about when I accepted that they were fallible and they were just trying to get by in the world.

Try to be understanding of them. Since you're 23 you don't have to put up with it. Don't make a huge issue of it, but do make it clear that you have boundaries and you expect them to respect them.
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I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by TaosFlower - January 2, 2015 at 9:33 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Esquilax - January 2, 2015 at 10:24 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Exian - January 2, 2015 at 10:24 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by dyresand - January 2, 2015 at 10:31 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by dyresand - January 2, 2015 at 10:49 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Strider - January 2, 2015 at 10:54 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by dyresand - January 2, 2015 at 11:11 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Jenny A - January 3, 2015 at 2:07 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Strider - January 2, 2015 at 10:41 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Exian - January 2, 2015 at 10:58 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by dyresand - January 3, 2015 at 12:06 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by dyresand - January 3, 2015 at 12:22 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Drich - January 3, 2015 at 1:39 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Drich - January 3, 2015 at 1:56 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Drich - January 3, 2015 at 2:22 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by dyresand - January 3, 2015 at 10:27 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Natachan - January 3, 2015 at 11:07 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by abaris - January 3, 2015 at 11:32 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by robvalue - January 3, 2015 at 11:58 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by robvalue - January 3, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Drich - January 3, 2015 at 3:36 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Godschild - January 4, 2015 at 11:07 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by dyresand - January 5, 2015 at 12:36 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by robvalue - January 5, 2015 at 12:41 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Alex K - January 7, 2015 at 11:33 am
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by robvalue - January 7, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by KevinM1 - January 7, 2015 at 7:44 pm
RE: I'm afraid of being agnostic, I need help - by Alex K - January 7, 2015 at 6:55 pm

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