Yeah, that's usually what I do. Having to send the kids to Catholic school was tough. The first month I was on edge the whole time. I had to remind myself that I made it through the system and so did my agnostic father watching from the sidelines.
I have no idea what my brother believes but religion isn't a big part of his life. I know my kids will figure it out on their own (whatever it is they choose to believe in). I just get irritated with people trying to force their beliefs onto them. Especially the 5yo because she just doesn't understand. She doesn't even know who Jesus is but now fully believes he's her "best friend" because some people she looks up to told her so. Sigh.
I'm just letting it go. She'll forget about it once the park thing is over (next week is the last day). The sticker just kind of threw me. I think normally I would have just rolled my eyes at it and went about my day but it was like a physical slap in the face.
Just an FYI: not all of us from south of the Mason-Dixon line are bible toting religious freaks. ;)
I try to remind myself of that. I spend too much time on this parenting site and there are a lot of crazy religious people. Before that site I was oblivious to the nuttery of this country. Growing up in the north it's just not a big issue. People just mind their own business. Then I get on the site and they are arguing over Bible History being taught in public school and a majority of people are FOR it. Ugh.
I even had a nice "Christian" woman PM and tell me I deserved to have my children raped and murdered in front of me because I didn't agree with her on some topic (I believe it was the non-stop coverage of the Caylee Anthony disappearance which I was tired of hearing about every second of the day). Apparently I was an uncaring bitch and deserved to be punished with the death of my children. It's what god would would want.
Holy fuck these people are insane. People like that scare me.
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I have no idea what my brother believes but religion isn't a big part of his life. I know my kids will figure it out on their own (whatever it is they choose to believe in). I just get irritated with people trying to force their beliefs onto them. Especially the 5yo because she just doesn't understand. She doesn't even know who Jesus is but now fully believes he's her "best friend" because some people she looks up to told her so. Sigh.
I'm just letting it go. She'll forget about it once the park thing is over (next week is the last day). The sticker just kind of threw me. I think normally I would have just rolled my eyes at it and went about my day but it was like a physical slap in the face.
Just an FYI: not all of us from south of the Mason-Dixon line are bible toting religious freaks. ;)
I try to remind myself of that. I spend too much time on this parenting site and there are a lot of crazy religious people. Before that site I was oblivious to the nuttery of this country. Growing up in the north it's just not a big issue. People just mind their own business. Then I get on the site and they are arguing over Bible History being taught in public school and a majority of people are FOR it. Ugh.
I even had a nice "Christian" woman PM and tell me I deserved to have my children raped and murdered in front of me because I didn't agree with her on some topic (I believe it was the non-stop coverage of the Caylee Anthony disappearance which I was tired of hearing about every second of the day). Apparently I was an uncaring bitch and deserved to be punished with the death of my children. It's what god would would want.
Holy fuck these people are insane. People like that scare me.