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Originally Posted by JustShakey
I have never really told my parents about my atheism, but it has gradually become apparent over the years because I refuse to play along. I was pushed today and I said more than I should have, but then again, my mother should know better than to push me when I'm already upset. I don't push my beliefs (or lack thereof) on them, is it really too much to ask the same in return?
Incidentally, my mother called me to talk, not the other way around.
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Maybe I am confused - did she do more than tell you to talk to god? I would not consider the talk to god sentence over the top to me - but I rarely tell anyone if I am upset and neither parent would be in the running if I was actually upset (I would possibly, in the most casual way possible, bring it up after I had solved it = but never while going through it) so it doesn't come up much as advice to me when I am upset. I do think it is a usual thing for the theists to say to someone.
I would think it is not too much to ask in return if everyone understands it is off the table in all forms pro and con.