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Originally Posted by downersgoup
I understand anger around religion. My parents raised me catholic, and while I truly do believe that any expression of any religion can be good, they really missed the mark. I'm gay, and they sent me to conversion therapy, blah blah blah, it just sucked. I went through a long period of hating religion and all that it stood for, but funny thing, once I got diagnosed and started taking care of myself my interest in spirituality came back. Not for catholicism exactly, but for some kind of a connection with something greater than myself. Are you angry because you feel like they made a decision for you without consulting you?
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I am soooooo grateful to you for reaching out to me. And so pained and sorry for your difficult journey. Hugs and love.
That said, yes!!!!! Zackly!!! Their making my spirituality construct decision---humanism, letters, earth-centric--for me without ever even for one kglaptisecond consulting with my little, frightened, three year-old self was inadequate parenting conduct. As it turned out, being made aware of the notion that there could be a God who loves me out there would have really comforted me from birth to age 8ish when I miraculously stumbled on my grandad's bible somehow and started stumbling through it alone in my room.