Could really use some help on how to tell family...

[freemike]

Well just an update. Over the past few days my mother has undoubtedly brought god up. So far I have been just blowing her off. Like I did attend a revival meeting with her. Afterwords she asked "What did you think of the message?" I was like it was alright and made a comment that the preacher was REDneck. Which he was, I wasn't lying. Then I just walked away.

Though I have made this Sunday dooms day for my mother. As much as I hate to do it, I am just going to have to be the bearer of bad news and crush her heart. I just can't live bottled up like this anymore around her. I am a very outgoing person, and enjoy the fun things of life. When I am out with my friends or even just at work and being my true self I feel so free. Honestly, I know this is going to cause a riff between me and my mother for a bit. Though once we work through this and she still realizes I am her son regardless of belief. I think it will be best for both of us. If I don't do it civilly soon. Then one day I may as minimalist said just blow up and tell her to blow jesus out her ass. I'm hoping this to be a liberating thing. I'm also hopeful that my mother will appreciate my honesty, be thankful that she will finally know her real son, and not the facade I put up to keep from breaking her heart.

This is the only course I know to take because right now I have school to pay for, and well as immature as this is I like to have fun on the weekends with my friends.

[Paul the Human]

Good luck. I hope she doesn't freak out too much about it. As long as you don't try to convince her that she is wrong and simply stick to the "I don't believe, but I appreciate that you do" tactics, she'll probably have an easier time of it.

[Rhizomorph13]

You know, she isn't going to buy you Christmas present anymore, don't you?!