Easter

[Rox_My_Sox1]

I was raised in a pretty strict Irish-Catholic environment and for most of my life, I did do the whole fish on fridays, giving up certain things for Lent, etc.

As an adult, I no longer identify as Catholic and prefer to have a more agnostic view on such things. I am not so omniscient that I have the knowledge of whether there is an afterlife or not, a God or not, and I'm not smart enough to nail down anything science hasn't already. But I'm open to suggestions lol.

That said, I do have a respect for the traditions of Catholic religion and people. I don't give up anything for Lent or avoid meat on Fridays, but I do spend time with family and enjoy the day for what it really is to a lot of people when you boil it down: quality time with loved ones and good food.

Interesting, so, do you still maintain good relations with your family? I ask not just because I'm curious but because I grew up in a household that wasn't very religious (at best my father/mother identified with Buddhism and the Tao but they take each with a gain of salt). I guess I'm kinda fortunate in that regard as I'm lesbian and in a relationship with another woman (to the point were we're planning our upcoming wedding) and I don't know how my parents would have reacted to this news if they had been deeply religious.

 

[chicag0]

Interesting, so, do you still maintain good relations with your family? I ask not just because I'm curious but because I grew up in a household that wasn't very religious (at best my father/mother identified with Buddhism and the Tao but they take each with a gain of salt). I guess I'm kinda fortunate in that regard as I'm lesbian and in a relationship with another woman (to the point were we're planning our upcoming wedding) and I don't know how my parents would have reacted to this news if they had been deeply religious.

I have no relationship with my parents now, but it's not because they were religious. It's because they are both abusive, addicts, and mentally unstable and I took care of both of em for far too long and I just think that I'm so awesome, they don't deserve to have me be part of their lives. Especially now that I have a choice whether I want to include them in mine or not. My little sister is a lesbian as well and no one in the family seems to have a problem with it except a distant uncle and my dad's been a little weird about it, but he's super old fashioned and not from the US, so might be hard. Also, he was not in our lives for a long time so could be he feels some sort of responsibility in that there was no positive male figure in our lives (nor positive female figure either, really) and that's why she's a lesbian. Me and you know that it doesn't work like that, but dad's a simple man so don't know if he realizes. Sorry for being so long winded lol.