Comments | kiteteraton: Dealing With Mom, 101

kiteteraton

Dealing With Mom, 101

Jun 25, 2006 00:46

I don't know quite what I'm trying to express here, so if it's choppy or sommat, bear with me.

What I'm going to delve into here might seem bizarre to most people on my flist (unless you've already heard it from me), with the exception of

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life, judaism, me, mom

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deesarrachi June 24 2006, 23:05:15 UTC

(This is from Gwen and Beth Ann, just FYI)

*hugs* Hang in there! After all, your family's not the whole world. Being you is exactly how you should be, no matter what other people think, because...it's you. And, come on, you could be doing way worse, because Lev sounds like an utter sweetheart.

Clearly, it's okay with him, too, so there are others around you that feel the same way.

We love you, okay? *kisses*

pelirroja_ljc June 25 2006, 06:42:59 UTC

I think at some point in our lives we all question our religious upbringing. In fact, at least in my religion, it has been encouraged byt men who were geat thinker and later sainted:St.Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine are just two examples.

Here's my theory. I know what my religion teaches. Just sometimes I feel there are laws that are made that are laws of man and not laws of God. I chose to disregard those laws. Now, at the same time, I also freely admit I do not know what God has in mind. So, if I am wrong in my thinking, I am willing to spent time in hell purgatory, whatever because I know I chose what I did because I thought I was choosing right. If I am wrong, I willingly pay the price. In the end I thnk that is all anyone can ask for.

By means of specific example I disagree regarding divorce, birth control, woman as priests, and homosexual unions.

bentzthekiller June 25 2006, 08:15:23 UTC

I know how you feel, though probably not to the same degree. I also feel less religious then my family, and when my parents get on my case about, they seem to think its because I'm lazy or rebelious, and don't seem to really understand thats its what I actually believe in, or don't as the case may be. It also sucks cause up until now, they've always promoted openmindedness, and suddenly, they seem to be against it, as if something in their plan went wrong. Just be yourself when your not around them, adn when you are with them, try to see which fights are worth fighting, and which ones are not.