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Pyrrho · 05-29-2003, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by blondegoddess
Because my kids get upset if they cannot go to church and see their friends, so I take them. I also have a mother-in-law that calls me every Sunday morning to see if I am going.(My in-laws attend them same church.) So...I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I can afford for my family to shun me because I am an atheist(which they pretty much do) but I cannot come clean with my in-laws. 'Twould be quite traumatic for all involved, especially moi.

How unfortunate for you. Does your husband (if you have one) believe also, or is he an atheist like you? And what do your children believe?

My wife and I moved away from our families within a month of getting married. There is always, except during vacations, over a 1000 miles between us and our families. It certainly has its advantages.

Again, this is all none of my business, so feel free to ignore these questions.

fatherphil · 05-29-2003, 08:18 PM

http://www.kfi640.com/hosts/jesuschrist.html
use to start it by listening the this show but they bumped him way too early. you guys should check it out on line if you're not in the l.a. area.

Never · 05-30-2003, 07:14 AM

My husband, who is a (weak IMO) Christian, considers sleeping in on Sunday to be sacred somehow. I am more likely to go to church than he is to get out of bed. Needless to say, we all sleep. Sometimes I'll wake up earlier and just enjoy the quiet.

beth · 05-30-2003, 07:23 AM

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Originally posted by Pyrrho
How unfortunate for you. Does your husband (if you have one) believe also, or is he an atheist like you? And what do your children believe?

My husband and my kids are believers. So I try to support their beliefs. I just now wish that I attended a different church than my inlaws so that I would not be policed. My husband can stay home and sleep in if he chooses, I am the one expected to attend.

Opera Nut · 05-30-2003, 07:59 PM

None of my bidness, but anyway:

1) Get an answering machine to pick up the phone for you so you can get some beauty sleep!!

2)What exactly would the in laws do if you didn't go to church on a particular Sunday? If they call you bad names, I would hang up the phone or walk out of their house, depending on the situation.
That's the only way to deal with fundies and not go completely nuts.

beth · 05-31-2003, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by Opera Nut
None of my bidness, but anyway:

1) Get an answering machine to pick up the phone for you so you can get some beauty sleep!!

2)What exactly would the in laws do if you didn't go to church on a particular Sunday? If they call you bad names, I would hang up the phone or walk out of their house, depending on the situation.
That's the only way to deal with fundies and not go completely nuts.

Well, it would make my mom-in-law worry. I love her and want to please her. Oh, well. We are going to Bush Gardens tomorrow, though. We just renewed our passes, so I expect we'll be spendin our Sundays there more often. YAY! I wuv Bush Gardens, but it sux that they only serve beer there. I can't even get a Bacardi rum thingy there. Well, there's always an option to stock up the cooler with the good stuff. Walking just burns off all the calories.

serveaux · 05-31-2003, 02:41 PM

sleeping like a baby

Chained_Runner · 05-31-2003, 03:02 PM

I wake up early (around 5 is the norm) just to shower then go back to sleep. It feels so fresh and clean.

Then after about three hours, I wake up again and cook some homestyle frozen poptarts.

I love my Sundays

Rosiel · 05-31-2003, 11:57 PM

Sleeping. I like to go to the movies in the afternoon, though.

danlowlite · 06-01-2003, 04:57 PM

This morning I woke up early to deal with two crying women. Err, one child, one woman.

Most of the time I sleep, though occasionally I work. Just the beginning of a 60 hour week when that's the case.

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Working.	9	6.77%
Reading the newspaper and drinking coffee.	14	10.53%
Having hot, passionate sex.	6	4.51%
Watching infomercials in your underwear.	1	0.75%
Surfing the Internet.	20	15.04%
Doing stuff with the kids.	3	2.26%
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05-29-2003, 08:18 PM	#32
fatherphil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: burbank Posts: 758	http://www.kfi640.com/hosts/jesuschrist.html use to start it by listening the this show but they bumped him way too early. you guys should check it out on line if you're not in the l.a. area.

05-30-2003, 07:14 AM	#33
Never Talk Freethought Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: OH Posts: 5,266	My husband, who is a (weak IMO) Christian, considers sleeping in on Sunday to be sacred somehow. I am more likely to go to church than he is to get out of bed. Needless to say, we all sleep. Sometimes I'll wake up earlier and just enjoy the quiet.

05-30-2003, 07:59 PM	#35
Opera Nut Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,671	None of my bidness, but anyway: 1) Get an answering machine to pick up the phone for you so you can get some beauty sleep!! 2)What exactly would the in laws do if you didn't go to church on a particular Sunday? If they call you bad names, I would hang up the phone or walk out of their house, depending on the situation. That's the only way to deal with fundies and not go completely nuts.

05-31-2003, 02:41 PM	#37
serveaux Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: nova scotia Posts: 103	sleeping like a baby

05-31-2003, 03:02 PM	#38
Chained_Runner Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dandy-land, USA Posts: 21	I wake up early (around 5 is the norm) just to shower then go back to sleep. It feels so fresh and clean. Then after about three hours, I wake up again and cook some homestyle frozen poptarts. I love my Sundays

05-31-2003, 11:57 PM	#39
Rosiel Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 122	Sleeping. I like to go to the movies in the afternoon, though.

06-01-2003, 04:57 PM	#40
danlowlite Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 122	This morning I woke up early to deal with two crying women. Err, one child, one woman. Most of the time I sleep, though occasionally I work. Just the beginning of a 60 hour week when that's the case.

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