tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post1029581642224294527..comments2023-11-22T21:30:35.388-06:00Comments on My Own Mind blog / Homeschool Atheist Momma: You Were Never a Real Believer Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-6896278349093927872013-10-13T05:28:34.927-05:002013-10-13T05:28:34.927-05:00Vivian! How hurtful!!!!!!!
I am so terribly sorry...Vivian! How hurtful!!!!!!!<br />I am so terribly sorry for how this went down.<br />It breaks my heart when people who we love feel forced to end their relationships with us because of their religions. It is heartbreaking!<br />I recently went through an event where I thought my mom was going to do this. Somehow she managed to work her way through it...<br /><br />My sincerest sympathy!!!!!!<br />(((YOU)))<br /><br />I hope you are able to find another person you can connect with...<br /><br />Peace, KarenKarenhttp://taytayhser.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-61786276675536271792013-10-12T21:17:45.691-05:002013-10-12T21:17:45.691-05:00I know that I am late but...I just lost a friend o...I know that I am late but...I just lost a friend over this. She was offended over a comment that I left on her hubby's blog (which he tagged me in and purposely shared with me). He had asked: Why comment on something that doesn't affect you personally? (Speaking about my and his brother's, my partner's, atheism. The question being, why comment about religion when it doesn't affect our lives.) She expressed her discomfort with my atheism and said that she felt like she couldn't be herself around me. She said that me responding to her husband was rude, anything I say about religion is rude (unless it's positive). I never once said anything disrespectful to her and I told her that she can always be herself around me. She proceeded to tear me down and got really nasty. I decided to end the friendship, because this wasn't the first time she had done this. I am an introvert and don't have a large group of friends. It sucks because I thought we were such good friends and I never cared that she is religious. I thought that we could look beyond that. But I refuse to have one more relationship where I have to always censor myself while that person speaks freely about whatever they desire. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-72570338704669597762013-02-14T00:48:38.943-06:002013-02-14T00:48:38.943-06:00I remember nights of FEAR from conversations like ...I remember nights of FEAR from conversations like this one...<br />I'm SO glad it's over too, Dear Bloggy Friend!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-386992901727156302013-02-14T00:47:08.714-06:002013-02-14T00:47:08.714-06:00I agree that it is rare...I'm sorry for the lo...I agree that it is rare...I'm sorry for the loses you have incurred from your journey... I understand.<br /><br />In our hearts, though, we continue to love those people.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-19768181895136500722013-02-14T00:46:10.740-06:002013-02-14T00:46:10.740-06:00Oh yes, I have read Libby Anne's blog too. I ...Oh yes, I have read Libby Anne's blog too. I seldom leave a comment though, I'm nowhere as intelligent as her other followers. *wink* But I always learn there...<br /><br />Lara, you and I were both true believers. We lived with our beliefs at the center of our lives. This sound bite that the church uses is another manipulative "shaming" device to cause us to doubt our doubt. It IS hurtful, though, isn't it...<br /><br />Peace and LoveKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-62722848317227667232013-02-13T11:23:38.620-06:002013-02-13T11:23:38.620-06:00I'm so afraid of this! It's what we were t...I'm so afraid of this! It's what we were taught: No one can lose their salvation, so if you are no longer a believer it means you never were one. I never realized how hurtful this teaching could be until I was on the other side of it. Libby Anne has talked about this a lot too. She has helped me undo so much of my incorrect thinking.Larahttp://www.lara-thinkingoutloud.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-4397850773520184442013-02-12T09:25:42.692-06:002013-02-12T09:25:42.692-06:00I had this same conversation with my brother sever...I had this same conversation with my brother several years ago, although he was much less tactful than your friend was. The cognitive dissonance was overwhelming for him and he shut me out of his life after that. I decided the faith we grew up with was no longer something I wanted in my life and he took it personally. It's rare, I think, when friends and family choose to keep friendships when they are faced with someone who no longer has the faith they have. Your friend truly is one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-3149472958173253752013-02-12T08:11:00.548-06:002013-02-12T08:11:00.548-06:00True, during my "Christian" days I would...True, during my "Christian" days I would have thought I was nearly worshipping the devil by entertaining the conversation. So glad that's over now! :) DanicaDanica Bridges-Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494981757422848473noreply@blogger.com