How the Hell do I respond to this?

[kettunainen]

So N's mother likes to send those stupid Have a Happy Day type emails with scrolling marquees and glitter and blinking gifs with happy, feel-good messages that 2% of the time make me feel good and the other 98% of the time make me wanna barf.

Tonight, though, she sends THIS bullshit, and I don't think she was being ironic...

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[kettunainen]

I don't know how to do that right now without utterly destroying our relationship.

[plumjudy]

wow. the anti consumerism isn't even anti consumerism, it's 'hey look! we can't even sell things in the name of christ anymore!'

how utterly offensive to anyone who is something other than christian.

I'm going to think on that....

[kettunainen]

I'd find it offensive even if I were christian! selling things in the name of christ? yeah... that really upholds the spirit of his teachings... >_

[kettunainen]

i'll be sure to let you know. how about sunday evening?

[nocturnalia]

holy crap. hah, accidental pun there.

If I received such an email, my response would be to make up another poem about Mithras and send it right on back.

Of course, I've been thinking of making a "Mithras is the reason for the season" Olde Worlde cross-stitch sampler picture to hang in the Shop window for years, now.

People grumping about the de-publicization of "Christmas" with the phrase "Jesus is the Reason!" push my big, red rage button, so I think I understand how you feel.

It being your MIL, of course, means that you have to consider how you want her in your life, Aiden's life etc, so diplomacy might be the mature option...we have a great copy of a book called "Mithras-The Pagan Origins Of Christianity" which is insanely well written and researched. And, I hear that Xmas is coming...

although, I'm sure you'd have fun finding rhymes to "Taurobolium".

[ladyperegrine]

Yeah, that was my initial idea - make up a poem refuting it with the same meter and rhyme. Even if you don't send it, it might be cathartic. And if you do, it might be interesting to see her response.

Does anyone even make blinky pagan bling though? :-D

[kettunainen]

pagan blinkies: yes, they do. I can't look at them; they make my eyes want to bleed. I didn't want to include the blinkies from her email, but N said I really should to complete the horror.

I suck at metered poetry; otherwise, this would be a total go.

I'm currently hung up on the following line of thought:

"I find this email really upsetting. Not because I feel threatened as a pagan/non-christian, but because I feel it makes you look like an idiot."

So that's where my level of tact is currently. o_O

[ladyperegrine]

*nodnod* Maybe ask her why she forwarded it/what she especially wanted you to get out of it? Knowing a bit about her state of mind at the time might clarify (for good or ill).

[roxy_fondue]

this just made my mouth drop open. horrifying! if i were in your shoes, i'd be livid too and definitely want to respond.

[kettunainen]

this just made my mouth drop open.

EXACTLY. Same thing here -- just aghast with Oh No You Didn't!

[plumjudy]

i almost cried.