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Mar 30, 02
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religious parents!
how do i tell my parents, for the hundredth time, that i am not religious? i don't like it when they come to my house and EXPECT me to join in their religious habits (praying mainly).
they are really easily offended, i don't want to hurt their feelings and i respect that they have their beliefs but i would like the same respect from them. they don't seem to understand that everyone on the planet is not a christian! and that we don't want to hear about it every time we see them. it drives me crazy! 
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Mar 30, 02
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Next time they come over just wear a shirt with a bloody petagram on it, leave gome chicken feathers laying around and a severed chicken head on the floor.
I betcha they won't be bothering you for a while. :c-tard: PS. If you could make your head spin around it would add to the impact.
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Mar 30, 02
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they're just trying to save your soul....
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Mar 30, 02
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From what though?
The Liberals?
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Mar 31, 02
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Mar 31, 02
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hahaha.... i was thinking maybe i'd start some kind of pagan ritual on my front porch next time they come over.
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Mar 31, 02
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i understand what ya mean..
i was so frustrated when my friend tried to basically convert me... and teling me that I would go to hell if I ddn't believe. I'm the type that when met face to face with opposition, my beliefs become stronger... I become hard-headed.. But then when finally i started to understand his perspective I felt sort of scared for him too.. and understood that he said what he said because he cared... and perhaps some people don't love you the way you want them to, but they love you the best way they know how... :) i was lucky to have had a friend like him for the moment of time that it lasted... and some things, you only realize after the fact.
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Mar 31, 02
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weird ... i just had a really weird conversation w/ my dad .... he had noticed that i didn't pray or want to go to church anymore .... and he started yelling at me and shit. But then i told him if he couldn't deal w/ my dicision then that is between u and god and i had come to this decision on my own and it's choice and he can't do anything about it .... *sigh* so much drama
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Apr 01, 02
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i thought you were joking. i didn't mean to snap at you, sorry if i sounded like i did.
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Apr 01, 02
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Apr 01, 02
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hmmm...i used to be harsh into my religion..but i've backed away drastically..and my mother recently has been trying to get me to start going back to church and stuff...and my church friends have been kinda hinting how i should go back..but they know if they pressure me badly..i won't even try..so yeah..the more force..the more u don't wanna...and believing in sumthing has gotta be personal choice..it can't be forced or else u won't fully believe..u'd only believe cuz sumone else wanted u to..~
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Apr 01, 02
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My mom brought me up with no religion just so that if I did want one when I was older, that I'd have the choice to do so. Not be one of those unhappy kids who hate being in there religion and hate their parents for making them to go to church every sunday of the last 20 years of their lifes.
Im so glad i NEVER had to do that :)
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Apr 01, 02
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the weird thing is that growing up we were never religious. i mean, my parents believed in god and everything but we never went to church and they didn't preach about it. they taught me that it's good to make up my own mind, but then they almost broke up a few years ago and then after that they "found god"... or something...
*shrug* what can ya do.
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Apr 02, 02
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There's a few way's of going about it...
1) You could be the rebelious youth that disobey's every rule until the point they give up on you. IE.. ME! But trust me this isn't the smart thing to do I learnt the hard way... or.. 2) You can learn about the religion, try to understand where your parents are coming from and then attempt to have a mature disagreement with them explaining your point of view. This won't work 99% of the time because parents think your just a stupid kid and won't listen to you and secondly, religion is a very touchy subject for those that believe in it. 3) When all else fails, for the sake of your family and for your own mental sanity, you can just accept the way thing's are, grin and bare it because you know you need your parents for now and when your old enough you'll be free of there rules and confinements. My mom is Roman Catholic and extremely religious, she think's she's a profit and I've tryed every way to talk to her and I learnt that it's not worth fighting over. She is happy the way she is and I should be happy for her, but I also choose not to believe and to have my own views of life. So, instead of fighting with her, I listen to her and hear her out, even when she goes on rambling for hours but then I ask her to here me out because I've listened to her. She's a very stubborn person, yet she's reasonable, maybe this might be the way of gaining your freedom. PS.. It took me four years of battling with my 'Born Again' mom, her family and my dad to get to where I am. So it probaly will take you some time too.
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Apr 05, 02
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i'm just going to have to grin and bear it. i usually don't say anything to them cuz it doesn't do anything, they're good people and i love them tons, it's just a bit of an annoyance that's all.
we get along great, when they start with the god talk i just nod and smile:)
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