My mom wants me to go top church on Sundays. We've never really been the family to be so religious, although my parents do believe in that or whatever. I told my mom no, I did not want to go. I'm not religious, I'm agnostic dammit. And she won't take 'no' for an answer. She also gets furious when I tell her I don't believe in the 'high power' and such, so I try not to directly say that as much.
The point is my mom is going to force me to go to church on Sundays and I'm agnostic.
What the hell am I going to do.
I've tried telling her that I don't want to go/ I'm not going/ I don't believe in that stuff/ I'm not religious/ she needs to respect my beliefs, etc.
She just says "You were baptized, and you're going whether you like it or not."
Help. :<
Just because you dont believe in it, doesnt mean you shouldn't enjoy it. Just go there and do whatever. You dont have to mean it. I think its quiet (Havent been to a church so I wouldnt know) so it would be a nice place to think.
stay in the bathroom all day and tell them you got food poisoning. I dont think they would want you to go to church and puke on the floor. o.o Trust me. When I had food poisoning, I PUKED SPRITE OUT.
You know....my mom kind of knows I don't believe in god. She pretty much freaked out when I told her that. She was reading the bible out loud and I was like "._."
If my dad found out he would have a fit. My parents just can't accept the fact that I don't believe in what they believe. Which frustrates me to a high degree but whatever. I mean in the end it's just something you believe in. Not necessarily fact.
Gosh I wish I could tell them that.
Sakura, those kinds of tricks don't work with my parents.
That stinks <_< Seriously, she said you had to go because you were baptized? That's a lame excuse. You can't choose whether to be baptized or not since most are baptized when very little, usually when you can't talk or make such a big decision. My suggestion: rebel, be stubborn and say: "no, I have different beliefs and do not want to be forced to believe something I do not want to believe in". Your mom should just respect your beliefs. If you want to be agnostic, that is something you believe and your mom should respect that and not do anything to try to convert you back. Everyone is allowed to have their own beliefs and still be respected.
Yeah Bud, I think the exact same way. I'm pretty sure most of you already know how I think about things, I'm very open minded and that's already in my head. The problem: my parents.
Guys, I don't think coffeh wanted you to tell her why she should go, she wanted advice on how to convince her mom to not force her to go to church.
Anyways, here is my advice:
You should explain to her that you are an individual you and are not a young child and now you have your own beliefs. If you are able to respect that she enjoys going to church, etc. and not denounce her religion then she should have respect for what you believe in. About the whole baptism thing, you were probably a baby (I was baptized when I was a baby so I am guessing you were too) and you had no religious outlook and no say on whether or not you wanted to be baptized. My mom tells me that even though we are protestants (I think.. I don't even really know my religion =P) we are good people and so it doesn't really matter if we go to church or not. I hope this helps some what, and good luck. Parents can be very stubborn on their believes and don't like to loose a battle to their kid.
