Religion
In reply to the discussion: Question for atheists. [View all]OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)but not any more. The last conversation I had with my mom was her crying because I wasn't right with god. She was on her way to cancer surgery that she never woke up from. I literally hate my step-father and will be happy when he dies. It pisses me off that he outlived her.
I love my little brothers but I can't be around them for very long as they can't help but try to re-convert me. It doesn't really bother me but they get mad as hell and walk away in disgust.
In her later years, though, mom was getting better about my lack of belief. About the last ten years of her life she would come visit us for christmas and leave him at home (she was getting sick of his shit too lol. But she couldn't divorce him because bible). She tried hard not to proselytize and I appreciated her for trying even though she wasn't always successful. She was a children's evangelist and ran vacation bible schools and it was just not in her to completely not talk about the lord.
My real dad, on the other hand, was a joy and fun to be around and I love him with all my heart. I wish he was still here. He was a believer (but not a fundie like mom) and we were good friends.
So with mom and dad gone and my brothers scattered around the country I don't really have family issues with my atheism. I still have my Grandpa (Dad's dad) and he's close by but he'll be 94 next month so I don;t know how much longer. He doesn't care abut my religion or lack of it. He attends church still (though not as regularly as he was) but he firmly believes that whatever religion you are, you don't talk about it with other people as it's a private thing. He get's dressed, goes to sunday service and then eats a big lunch and naps.