The development of my situation last night.
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Thread Topic: The development of my situation last night.
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Last night I told you all about how my grandma had hung a religious quote and a cross on my wall without telling me. I had laid the picture down on my bed, and decided to talk with her about it later.
I did talk to her. She asked me what I thought of the picture. I responded by saying that I appreciated what she was trying to do, but that I personally didn't want a picture like that on my wall. I offered to leave it up until we could find something better, but that I didn't want it to be there permanently. I left the room saying, "It just isn't me." To which she hissed back, "it used to be." I left the room.
Those last 4 words echoed in my mind. They stung and I needed someone to vent to. I felt like I hadn't even been heard and that she wouldn't do anything about the picture, so I went and talked to my grandpa. I told him how and why it bothered me, and I asked him to please talk to her. He was apprehensive but he did.
She went into a s--- fit. She swore up and down, and had a temper tantrum for nearly 45 minutes. Screaming and cussing and being hateful towards everyone. She came upstairs and hissed at me about how I shouldn't have told on her, or how I was just happier at my dad's house. And how I never took her feelings into consideration. After that, she stormed back down.
I went to the bathroom a little later and as I came out my Grandpa was making sure I was alright. That she hadn't hurt me or anything. As we were talking, she stormed by us into my room, she took the picture away along with another iron work cross I hadn't even mentioned, and threw them both down in her closet, swearing under her breath the whole time.
Later that night we talked it through. And this morning she rehung the ironwork cross, with my permission. I hope she's finally realized that I am not religious. I hope.
And why should I be? The only memories I have of religion at all are being ostracized in private school for not being baptized, and whenever my grandma has an angry fit over it, or tries to force it onto others. For the first 10 years of my life I didn't know what I was doing wrong. I felt terrible, but since I wasn't being complacent, I was in the wrong. The only memories I have of religion are of hatred and poison. And since I've left, I've learned that I am not alone. Thousands of people out there have their own reasons for leaving. Thousands more have reasons worse than mine. This is why I fight. This is why I hate religion with a passion. It stole away from my life. And you don't get a rebate on life. -
To me, things like this are why there aren't more Christians. I know what she's trying to do, and to me she's doing it wrong.
I hope she learns to tolerate this. Just because you don't like their religious belief doesn't mean you should hate the person for it. -
I don't hate the person. I hate what it does to people.
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I was talking about your grandma.
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Exactly. I don't hate her. I hate what religion does to her.
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...I mean that your grandma is the one hating you for your view on religion.
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Because it apposes hers.
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13xnightwolfx13 NewbieDude, Christianity is (WAS, at least) supposed to be a personal relationship. Not what other people think or say, but what you truly believe inside. Don't just give up on Christianity, get into it! I used to hate church and all that, but then I read the Bible for myself. It put everything into perspective, and now I can see where people are wrong about it. Even if you don't believe, just try it.
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I went to a private school for 10 years. I spent that time being ostracized because I wasn't baptized. So I studied. I read your bible from cover to cover over and over again trying to figure out what I could do differently. I know that damn book. It's taken away enough of my life.
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13xnightwolfx13 NewbieOk... so you're saying that you'll let ignorant people and a book ruin your life? dude, just look beyond the surface of life and the world. dont let the losers and jerks beat you. baptism is a physical thing. they might have been baptised, but that don't change a person. just because youre not (werent?) baptised doesnt make you less of a person.
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I never said it does. I just said that I don't want to associate with something that ignorant. And especially if the only memories I have of the last time I associated with it sucked ass.
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