I don’t want to have to go to church with in laws for appearances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then don't go. I stopped going years ago.

This. My mom complains at Christmas, but she can stay home and go to church if she wants. I'm not going to church.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What if you find a church that is LGBTQ positive and attend there instead? It might make breaking the news easier to have a different church to go to instead, even if it's just once or twice and then you start enjoying Sundays in peace.

Assuming OP is Catholic, they will not care if she finds a different church. She's still dam7ed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

+1 seriously. I bet OP has been other places with family and friends just to be agreeable and nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for op. You stop being so small minded and judgmental. You go right on ahead and show your support for an institution that has done tremendous damage to others but don't you tell others to do the same.

Talk about small minded! You didn’t even read what I wrote. No damage is being done to anyone by attending church with a 90 year old lady. Being so angry all the time must be exhausting for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then don't go. I stopped going years ago.

This. My mom complains at Christmas, but she can stay home and go to church if she wants. I'm not going to church.

Well, you sure are showing her!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for op. You stop being so small minded and judgmental. You go right on ahead and show your support for an institution that has done tremendous damage to others but don't you tell others to do the same.

Talk about small minded! You didn’t even read what I wrote. No damage is being done to anyone by attending church with a 90 year old lady. Being so angry all the time must be exhausting for you.

+1 This forum is filled with intelligent but angry women who always seem ready to prove a point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for op. You stop being so small minded and judgmental. You go right on ahead and show your support for an institution that has done tremendous damage to others but don't you tell others to do the same.

Talk about small minded! You didn’t even read what I wrote. No damage is being done to anyone by attending church with a 90 year old lady. Being so angry all the time must be exhausting for you.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for op. You stop being so small minded and judgmental. You go right on ahead and show your support for an institution that has done tremendous damage to others but don't you tell others to do the same.

For a 90 year old, I'd go to a Buddhist temple or a Mosque and pretend if that's what it took to cheer them up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for op. You stop being so small minded and judgmental. You go right on ahead and show your support for an institution that has done tremendous damage to others but don't you tell others to do the same.

For a 90 year old, I'd go to a Buddhist temple or a Mosque and pretend if that's what it took to cheer them up

+1 same for me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for op. You stop being so small minded and judgmental. You go right on ahead and show your support for an institution that has done tremendous damage to others but don't you tell others to do the same.

Talk about small minded! You didn’t even read what I wrote. No damage is being done to anyone by attending church with a 90 year old lady. Being so angry all the time must be exhausting for you.

+1
Sometimes we do things just to be supportive of others. I’ve “wasted” hours plenty of times in my life, but each time it meant so much to the person who asked for my company.

But if you truly hate organized religion, just don’t go. If it’s going to such an extreme sacrifice to you that you’ll leave angry, I’m guessing the in-laws would rather you skip it.

[Anonymous]

My family wouldn’t dare even suggest it. They would be worried I might burst into flames in the vestibule. If they did ask, my answer would be uncontrollable laughter. I don’t do cults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then don't go. I stopped going years ago.

This. My mom complains at Christmas, but she can stay home and go to church if she wants. I'm not going to church.

Well, you sure are showing her!

Nope setting a boundary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s annoying. It’s a waste of a Sunday and I don’t want to go. This pressure to attend a place that is allowed to discriminate against gay people and that has t atoned for the millions of molested children is not somewhere I honestly want to go and pretend that I think it’s great.

What pressure? Give us more detail OP.

My parents are very religious, but also very stubborn and l turned out stubborn but not religious. When l turned 18 l told them no more church and they knew there was no changing my mind, and they still wanted a relationship with me so they accepted it pretty quick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL died in her 90s during the pandemic. She was a lovely lady who lived in a small town and was super Catholic.

Whenever we visited, we went to church with her. All of us. We didn’t do it for “appearances,” because we condoned the church’s wrongdoings or views on social issues, or because we actually believe in any of it. We simply did it for her. And guess what? It didn’t kill any of us.

It sure would be nice to see her again and have to suffer through a Mass.

It’s the holiday season, OP. Stop being so nasty and be generous with yourself.

Just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for op. You stop being so small minded and judgmental. You go right on ahead and show your support for an institution that has done tremendous damage to others but don't you tell others to do the same.

Talk about small minded! You didn’t even read what I wrote. No damage is being done to anyone by attending church with a 90 year old lady. Being so angry all the time must be exhausting for you.

+1 This forum is filled with intelligent but angry women who always seem ready to prove a point.

+2

The women in the DC area are exhausting

[Anonymous]

Um, OK? When we go up to see them for Christmas, my ILs insist that people attend their super-late church service so that we can see MIL sing in the choir. I went twice to be polite, and now I no longer go. They huff and puff and…and so what?