MY MOM

[WalkerInTheWoods]

Is this a promotion for a new reality tv show?

[nuecreature]

It could be some of the wacked out stuff that goes with my family.

[kakkarot]

unfortunately, you're just going to have to live with it. dogmatic christians don't know much about christianity and so live by whatever silly "rules" they come up with in their own minds (or that others have come up with and spread around).

and unfortunately, they tend to make a nuicance(sp?) out of themselves by trying to get everyone else to believe what they believe (probably as some means of justifying their stupidity to themselves).

. it's sad, pathetic, and funny all at the same time [|)]

~kakkarot

[Hephaestus]

You must eliminate your mother by sacrificing her like a goat to the Elder Astral Gods.

That was a joke, please dont attempt this.

[James S]

Hope that this is just a fad she's going through. I've seen a lot of Xians behave this way, and it's usually because some minister's whipped them up into a frenzy over something. They'll hop on the bandwagon for a while, but hopefully before too long realise there's not a whole lot of substance to it and calm down a bit.

Best suggestion - don't antagonise her or you'll be adding fuel to her fire. Just nod your head and stay low enough to keep under her "holy radar".

[Nagual]

From your profile, you are a 20 years old comp tech...
Are you still leaving with your parents?
Maybe you could rent something and get a little privacy...

[WalkerInTheWoods]

Hmmm ... he never actually said he lives with his mom, so who knows. Maybe he just likes spending time with his mom because after all she is his mom.

If you do live with her, try to move out on your own. That will definately relieve some pressure. Try your best to avoid any religious topics when around her.

In recent years my parents have become more active in the Christain church. Lucky for me they have not pressured me with it. They ask me to go to church with them, which I usually decline. They have not pushed it beyond that. I am not sure if they are afraid to actually push the issue and ask for fear of what I might say. I am just glad they don't push it on me.

[Beth]

nuecreature,

Hi there!  Vitually every family has this problem in some way or another. In my case, it is not my mother, but rather, my brother. I have studied religion academically for over ten years and yet I have probably only been to church 3 or 4 times during that 10 years.  I don't know how many of my posts you have read, but you will see that I do not adhere to today's Christian Doctrine at all.

In my family--my brother and his wife are fundamentalist Southern Baptists, my father is a faithful Methodist, my aunt and uncle are conservative Catholics.  My mother rides the line to keep peace in her family.  She does not go to church nor does she judge her family for doing so.  After a "debate" between me and my brother over 7 years ago, she did however, forbid us from discussing religion in her presence. This was a bit difficult for us both initially, but as time has gone by, we just kiss each other and say I love you, and "never go there."   While I continue to reassure my brother, he is still very worried about my soul.  I just tell him "thank you" for the concern.  And not in a condescending way I should add.  My brother loves "through" his Christian beliefs, and I have become accustomed to this.

I am very fortunate, for it is my mother who has "silently given her permission" for me to explore my path, and she has been a great support system for me.  Her position?  There is no need to "go into it" with my brother.  Of course, I have no idea what is ahead for me after I publish my book--but I know he will "not like it a bit."  That is a bridge that I will cross when I get there.

I think we are born into the families that we are for a very specific reason.  In essence, my mother gave birth to two individuals who are on totally opposite sides of the religion issue (this also includes the American political scene.)  My brother and I do not see each other very often, but we are still brother and sister, and in our maturity have learned to act accordingly.

I wish you the best.  

Peace,
Beth

[nuecreature]

To clear one thing up I don't live with my mom. Let me give you some background info. I was once a good little church boy, I believed everything that the Pastors said, heh I even wanted to be a pastor. But then one day I began to realize something I was'nt happy, sure I could go to the little religous pep rallies wave my hands in the air, shout amen and come out feeling good but the next hour i was just as unhappy as before i went. So I decied to stop pretending to be happy and stopped going to church and, set out to seek my own spirtual path, not the one that had been force fed to me since birth. The thing is my mom seems to be more focused on me,than my little brother or sister. My brothers 19 has had his drives license suspended for driving under the influence and my sister 17 has been to rehab. But, I guess as long has they admit to believing in Jesus, it's not serious an issue as my impending damnation []

[Nagual]

quote:My mom has made it her top priority to ... go through my stuff to find out what kind of books i'm reading

, that sentence made me believe you still lived there...  Is she inviting herself too often by your place...?

[jc84corvette]

Ok thats just BS. Take a stand man!

[nuecreature]

My mom is really annoying when it comes to religion. Since I stopped going too church and began to openly question the legitimatise of the christian religion. My mom has made it her top priority to, grab me on the forehead and bles me in "The Name of Jesus", go through my stuff to find out what kind of books i'm reading and the most annoying thing of all, make snide off-hand remarks about "demons" or "I'm going to end up in a deep dark pit of despair and only Jesus and the Xians can save me". These comments have far from the intended affect of causing me to run screaming to the altar of the nearest church, they actually make me realize that the true power of christainty lies in fear, threats and the belittlement of non-believers. I'm thinking of writing about some of the wacked out adventures my moms had, if your interested let me know because believe me, you would be laughing your butt off if I were to tell you about some of the screwed up stuff she's been into and dragged me into. []