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Originally Posted by raspberrytorte
So I have a rather rocky relationship with my parents. They don't like my husband or his job (he's a chef/kitchen manager), and my mom is scary and always so angry!!! They're both religious fanatics and believe in every conspiracy theory under the sun. I haven't seen them in years because they stress me out so much and make my anxiety skyrocket. (There's much more to the story, but I'm not getting into it.)
Last night my daughter wrote a letter to them, asking why they're so mean to daddy and I. It was really sweet! I was touched. Of course I told her she couldn't actually give it to them, which made her upset.
But it was still really sweet of her.  |
Your parents sound so difficult.
I'm not sure I could bear that. My mother is difficult and was abusive to me growing up but at least she has mellowed.
I grew up very religious (Catholic) but even my mother is no longer religious. She was a teacher in a Catholic school and after my dad left, the nun and priest who ran the school treated her very badly.
I no longer even call myself Christian because I don't want to be associated with the self-proclaimed Christians who behave in a bigoted and cruel manner. And ever since I was a child I perceived the Gospels in a slightly different manner than everyone else seemed to. I think it likely that Jesus would be horrified by the behaviour of so-called Christians throughout history and up to the present day.