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How do you handle this: Religion

Fashiongal1973Fashiongal1973
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DH and I are not religious and don't go to church. My mom started going in the last 5 years and now is pressuring us to go and asking when we are going to have a christening. She also comments all the time about going to church and raising DS in a christian home.

I don't know how to handle her pressure and also as DS grows up what to do about her pressuring us to go to church and to take DS.


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Re: How do you handle this: Religion

  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member

     I know its hard, but you are just going to have to say no and stand up to her.

     

    Maybe when DS is older, let her take him once? Then she'll feel included and he gets the chance to see it and make the decision himself? You certainly don't HAVE to do that. Its your choice as parents. Its just a suggestion to maybe lessen the pressure.

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  • robinsokjrobinsokj member

    DH's grandmother asked us multiple times about the baptism of the boys. 

    We aren't doing one.  After ignoring the comments long enough she finally just dropped it.  Its a tough one b/c I feel like if we straight up tell her that we aren't doing it she'll get offended

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  • MonkeyMammaMonkeyMamma

    just tell her how you feel and ask her to stop pressuring you otherwise it wont stop my mil did this to me about cio and other isues and i had to say something and she finally stopped once i had a heart to heart with her about how i felt, and now she respects our opinions on how to raise lo and follows our rules when with him, its a big relief, not having her pressure me and respecting my feelings

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member
    You're adults now, you're just going to have to repeat that you're not interested.
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  • mtbmamamtbmama member
    I would just tell her that you are not interested and that you don't share the same beliefs.  This is one of those things that I would have no problem telling someone who was pressuring us in that way.  It's too personal and it bothers me when people get on your case about it.
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  • carney09carney09 member

    I will never understand why people who are religious try and FORCE it on someone who is not.  If you went to church just to appease her, thats ridiculous and somewhat offensive to real believers.  You'd be faking it! 

    You're going to have to tell her your decision and stand by it.

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