TOTALLY GEEKED!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I tried to understand Christianity for more than 50 years, and about 20 years ago I found peace with the faith I now practice. My daughter doesn't want me to talk to her children about my path.

My question is, how do I address this issue with my grandson without confusing him even more? Any help would be appreciated because I don't want to go against his mother's wishes. -- FOUND MY PEACE

DEAR FOUND YOUR PEACE: Answer your grandson's question honestly. He asked you what you thought about his being forced to go to church. He did not ask you how you found your peace -- or if you did. Sooner or later, he will find his own peace, and probably the same way you did -- by searching for it. Do not push him -- or pull him -- in any direction and keep the peace with his mother.

http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/2015/5/17/boys-questions-about-faith-call-for

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

His age would be helpful.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Yeah, that's what I thought too, lol.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Depends on his age.

Grandma needs to keep her trap shut probably.

huskerbb · Guru

Where does he live is a more pertinent question. Living in my house? You are going to go to church.

No longer live in my house? I have no control over what you do on Sunday mornings.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

huskerbb wrote:
Where does he live is a more pertinent question. Living in my house? You are going to go to church.

No longer live in my house? I have no control over what you do on Sunday mornings.

I can agree with this.

huskerbb · Guru

I see this as similar to the "living together" letter of a couple of weeks ago. The main difference is that in this case, presumably the son is still living with the mother--so she can enforce her rules.

It is disrespectful to me if you don't go to church when you are living in my house, even if you don't agree with my rules, or even my religion.

Want me to respect your beliefs? Move out.

In the case of the daughters living with their boyfriends, they are out of the house, so their parents need to respect their adult choices--even if they don't agree with them.

TOTALLY GEEKED!

-DEAR ABBY: I have a question about how to handle a situation with one of my grandsons. "Rory" came to me recently to talk about religion. His mother is Christian; I am not. He asked what I thought about his mother forcing him to go to church. He has many doubts about Christianity.