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Post by SimSim on Dec 26, 2009 18:00:40 GMT -5
My mom also tells people that I have brown or hazel eyes and refuses to ever admit they're green. Draw your own conclusions. That probably has to due with perception(for lack of a better word). Suspect you have a similar situation to what I have. If you stand a couple of inches from my face and look you can tell my eyes are 2 different colors of green. From a normal standing distance they look gray or blue.
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Post by Caitshidhe on Dec 26, 2009 18:29:08 GMT -5
No, they're green whether you're in my face or across the room. My mother is just weird.
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Post by SimSim on Dec 26, 2009 19:05:25 GMT -5
That's odd.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Dec 26, 2009 19:31:38 GMT -5
No...that's just stupid. Cait, as a man with a fake degree in psychiatry, I prescribe you 3 beers of your choice, which must be consumed no less than 5 minutes and no more than an hour apart, to maximize the effects thereof. Also, call me as a follow-up so we can decide if you need further treatment or not.
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Post by Spark on Dec 26, 2009 19:41:16 GMT -5
I'm pretty deep in the closet here. My mother is a christian fundamentalist of the insane variety, and I still live with her. It would be very bad for me if she found out I'm not religious, so I'm not saying anything about it. I even go to church occasionally. It bothers me, but it's better than the alternative.
My younger sister is christian, but she is not insane or fundy as far as I can tell. I haven't told her, though. My late father knew, to some extent, and it caused a few disagreements, but no serious problems.
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Post by Caitshidhe on Dec 26, 2009 19:49:23 GMT -5
Impy, every time you talk about your mother it makes me want to swoop into your house and rescue you. Seriously. That woman is so unbelievably batshit.
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Post by Mira on Dec 27, 2009 2:13:45 GMT -5
I've told her many times that I'm atheist, but she consistently says, "No, you're not, you're agnostic." That's because atheist means 'devil-worshiping child molester' to the general populace (aka stupids.) I unapologetically will say that I don't think god exists, but one time when I referred to myself as an atheist my sister said, "I thought you were an agnostic?"
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Post by FrizzleFry on Dec 27, 2009 7:51:52 GMT -5
Impy, every time you talk about your mother it makes me want to swoop into your house and rescue you. Seriously. That woman is so unbelievably batshit. Perhaps we should organize some sort of tactical rescue operation? I'll bring the ski masks!
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Post by Spark on Dec 27, 2009 12:49:56 GMT -5
Impy, every time you talk about your mother it makes me want to swoop into your house and rescue you. Seriously. That woman is so unbelievably batshit. Perhaps we should organize some sort of tactical rescue operation? I'll bring the ski masks! I'll leave my window open.
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Post by Jebediah on Dec 27, 2009 13:27:16 GMT -5
My parents know about me. None of my siblings believe either, and my parents know that also. My brother and I were talking to my mom the other day about it and she told us that it's not a huge deal, but she does wish we were more religious. My mom thinks that if she and my dad followed the same religion, we would still be religious, but I doubt that.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jan 1, 2010 12:10:23 GMT -5
My parents found out by a stupid mistake on my part, and my mom started screaming/crying at me while my dad's kinda willing to discuss things but mostly wanting to claim that I'm *really* just 'confused' and agnostic since I'm not willing to say that I absolutely know that there is no god. My mom still likes to shove it in my face at random points, but she has mostly shut up about it lately. My brothers, on the other hand, don't give a shit, and I don't know if my parents told my grandparents or not. It'd probably hurt their reputation if they did.
It really doesn't come up in everyday conversation, mostly when they say something fundie and I can't resist trying to correct them, or my mom goes "The Lord had His hand on us, I know you don't believe in Him but He did". They don't go to church on a regular basis, but. *shrug*
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Post by Sandafluffoid on Jan 1, 2010 18:46:03 GMT -5
I've told her many times that I'm atheist, but she consistently says, "No, you're not, you're agnostic." That's because atheist means 'devil-worshiping child molester' to the general populace (aka stupids.) I unapologetically will say that I don't think god exists, but one time when I referred to myself as an atheist my sister said, "I thought you were an agnostic?" It gets worse at times. A more precise description of my views would be 'panantitheist', but I don't ever use that because people think I'm saying 'anti-theist', which is quite different. Ever try explaining the difference between 'antitheist' and 'anti-theist' without a pen and paper to hand? Don't.
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Post by rookie on Jan 1, 2010 23:13:23 GMT -5
Ganja, the choice is yours, to tell or not. Without knowing how your family works, I'll say I see no reason to rock the boat for the sake of rocking the boat. If it does come up, tell the truth in a respectful way without minimizing her belief or reasons for believing. Be honest and tactful.
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Post by lunarxero on Jan 6, 2010 6:53:42 GMT -5
My mum is a deist, my brother doesn't identify himself with any sort of religion or view, including atheism and my sister is an atheist. All of us couldn't care less what the other believes, I'm glad my family is like that. My parents found out by a stupid mistake on my part, and my mom started screaming/crying at me while my dad's kinda willing to discuss things but mostly wanting to claim that I'm *really* just 'confused' and agnostic since I'm not willing to say that I absolutely know that there is no god. My mom still likes to shove it in my face at random points, but she has mostly shut up about it lately. My brothers, on the other hand, don't give a shit, and I don't know if my parents told my grandparents or not. It'd probably hurt their reputation if they did. It really doesn't come up in everyday conversation, mostly when they say something fundie and I can't resist trying to correct them, or my mom goes "The Lord had His hand on us, I know you don't believe in Him but He did". They don't go to church on a regular basis, but. *shrug* What was the stupid mistake? If you don't mind me asking that is.
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Post by objettrouve24 on Jan 7, 2010 19:07:50 GMT -5
I didn't have much of a choice. I was questioned about everything after I started dating a lesbian. If I had lied, they wouldn't have believed me anyway, because I was not going to their church as much (they would have taken it as a sign), and because they don't believe gay people CAN be christians (they consider gay christians as misguided people, and people who change god to fit their desire to be gay).
So yeah, when my mom asked me about it, I really had no choice but to tell the truth. And of course, this led to a ton of bawwing and comparing being gay to cheating on your spouse (I don't think I've ever been so enraged), but at least it brought everything out into the open. Got it over with, you know?
To make things worse, I was even still christian at that point. I told her no because by HER definition of christian, I pretty much wasn't anymore.
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