Abba Zabba's shout trail with chunkymove - Help.com

Must have been. But you’re very right, parents do what they feel is right for the child, at the same time though religious parents probably aren’t aware of how they are setting their very own children up for harsh times but they love you nonetheless.
I had an embarrassment phase initially, especially knowing how I used to talk with my friends about it with a holier than thou attitude. Ugh. I think all christians turned atheist/agnostic have that at some point. But to be honest I’m not embarrassed about it now. If anything I’m proud that I ‘used’ to be one. We’re very lucky.

thanks for saying, it’s been a tough ride.

Once your on the other side, you can look back with compassion. They just did the best they could. In previous generations it was much closer and tight knit, more ingrained, and less access to information.

You ever go through and embarrassment phase? Like realizing some of the things you use to believe?

Wow, so yours has been a long journey then? Sounds like you and I have come from very different walks of life. Was yours a case of controlling parents, even where you lived maybe?
My parents reacted harshly to my ‘coming out’ as a non-christian. My mum was all ‘but you’re going to go to hell and I don’t want my baby to be there while I’m in heaven!” … *sigh* … but I have a good relationship with my parents. They probably think that I will get out of this rebellious phase some time or rather. Silly silly. ;) I live with my mum just now, but only for weeks until I move. I get the occasional comment here and there, about how we should go to church etc but on the whole my family are good about it.
I can’t even recall the exact moment I stopped believing. It was a gradual progression. But I basically saw that my beliefs were much of a result of my upbringing and when I attempted to re-establish my faith and came up with nothing, well, I guess that’s when I stopped believing. And then I saw the deciet, deception, corruption, how damaging religion is and was, and am just plain angry and resentful about it all now.
I’m sorry about your parents though.

oh typos. “It was like coming out as gay”

Got mostly free when I got my licence and own transport. Not relying on them and mixing with non-crazies was a trying time. I went to cult school and everything. that was the 17 thing. But didn’t get free entirely till a few years back when my parents died ( 30 now ) and I took stock of what my subconscious believed, and it was utter horse****. Why I’m on the site.

I found that for me, the anger was needed to distance myself from them, to defy them, to protect myself physically and also my mind. I was like coming out as gay, admitting that I’d never believed in the man behind the curtain and I thought a large portion of humanity was nuts.

Then, once I was free, and interacting with normal people, the anger’s not needed. Some say anger stems from fear, and now they aren’t scary.

Good to hear your story, really. You still have to deal with them in your daily life?

Omg like, the refreshing thing sounds so totally cool! :P Shame really because I’m just getting into this site when it seems to be in a state of decay. Just my luck ;)

As for the religious people, I just sort of come out of a stage of feeling sorry for them to complete and utter rage everytime I see/hear one. I just hate how condescending most of them are. I know it’s useless fighting them, but it makes me feel good so I do it anyway.
Yeah I managed to escape by some miracle. Was 18 when I did, I’m 19 now. Maybe the angriness subsides with time but I doubt mine ever will.
How about you?

well, the site refreshed for a start, so you wouldn’t go around making comments on things that where “so like 5 minutes ago”

So, religious people. Where you up to with them? I’m going through a feeling sorry stage right now, but been through a fair sized angry one once, and may certainly be heading into another sometime soon. You sound like you managed to get the hell out?

Ah well I’m new around here so I have no idea what the old days were like. I’ve heard times were happier then. :P

Dang help and it’s lack of refreshing these days.

I was way ahead of ya buddy.

you know about making reply’s quotable? You mentioned you liked Mills answer, hit it and make it a double, as it really is a solid one.

For sure mate.

I use bro for my NZ cousins.

An aussie?
Fully sick bro :D