7/25 Check In

[aves0708]

Welcome to the weekly Secular Families check in! If you would like to be added or removed from this check in please tag me.



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AW/Vents/ Encounters this week:



QOTW: Have you had any strange comments from someone when they find out you aren't religious?

[Deleted]

Boring here as well, nothing to AW or vent and I have not had strange comments. Maybe an odd look here and there when I mentioned we are leaning towards schools with a nonreligious background due to our own beliefs, but then again that might be the same look I give someone when they mention they are only considering the religious schools. Might mean nothing more than 'Hm, didn't know you were religious/an atheist'.

@iliketurtles, I'd feel really weird if someone'd tell me they would pray for me because I am an atheist. Like they feel that is not a valid way to live or something. Does it bother you?

[sewfie2]

It's been a quiet week.

QOTW: No, but then I don't really talk about it. I'm sure I'd get the "I'll pray for you" thing like @iliketurtles.
Although, I did get accosted at the post office about 7 or 8 months ago about what church I go to, and when I said I don't, the lady was all "you've got to raise this little angel in the church!" Then gave me her card- she's a pastor- and invited us to her church.

[Deleted]

Hey aves0708 - Nothing new over here.

QOTW: I try to tune people out as much as I can. My family is Irish Catholic on both side. I try to not engage them about religion or politics. The only reason they know i'm not religious is because I do receive the eucharist in church. I remind them that most of them shouldn't either because they don't attend confession regularly. No one likes to be reminded of that.

[namastebiotches]

Not much has happened in regards to this.

It hasn't ever really been brought up. The only thing I can think of is that my.mom.asked if Dh could be my little brother's confirmation sponsor a few years ago. When we told them we don't have a church (they required some paperwork), I just remember a sideeye when we saw them at the event. We didn't go into detail about anything though.