RE: Any advice?
January 13, 2015 at 11:30 pm
(This post was last modified: January 13, 2015 at 11:31 pm by Davka.)
(January 13, 2015 at 9:32 pm)Roxy904 Wrote: . . . Any general advice for high school, which may or may not be Catholic?Thanks for taking the time to read this long post.
Oh, kiddo, my heart aches for you. I have three daughters (all in college now) and I cannot imagine putting them through this. Just being a teenager is hard enough without having to fight your way through your parents' Santa Claus fantasy.
Here are a couple of ideas: First, you're not the only one in this particular mess, and you won't be the only agnostic in your school. There are plenty of other kids in the same boat. You need to seek them out and band together. It's easier to laugh off the crap when you've got someone to laugh with.
Second, try not to buck the system too hard. It's not worth it. No matter how clueless she might seem, your Mom loves you like crazy. It might seem like forever today, but in 5 short years you will be legally an adult, and you'll be able to make your own rules.
Right now you don't have a choice in the matter, so make the best of it. A lot of catholic schools are excellent academically, and they really can't force you to believe - just to go through the motions. So take the good and leave the drek behind. And spend as much time as you can on forums like this, and with friends who also ask the right questions and refuse the wrong answers.
meanwhile, here's a silly joke: A transvestite guy in full drag decides to check out a Catholic Church on Sunday morning, just out of curiosity. It's a full traditional Mass, and pretty soon a Priest comes walking down the aisle, swinging a censer full of incense. As the Priest passes the pew where the transvestite is sitting, the TV leans over and says in a loud whisper:
"Love the dress, sweetie - but your purse is on fire!"
