Getting rid of family bible?

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Anonymous wrote:This is bizarre. No, you let your daughter decide when she is older. But if neither of you want it, you don’t throw it out. You offer it to other family members first.

There are no family members who speak to my mother.

Seriously, you are taking your anger and bringing it to the next generation. Forget the Bible, stick it on a shelf somewhere and deal with it later. The best gift you can give your daughter is not to pass baggage from past generations and the best way to do that is to work with a professional to resolve your anger. It’s incredibly unhealthy and no child should have to grow-up in that atmosphere. The Bible is just a symbol of your anger and nothing more.

This. The Bible and your mom are not the same and you can learn to mentally separate them. I have 6-7 family bibles going back 200 years, with family history written in the flyleafs, and they’re nice to have. Your great-grandkids won’t know about the history with your mom, and they can make their own decisions.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is bizarre. No, you let your daughter decide when she is older. But if neither of you want it, you don’t throw it out. You offer it to other family members first. [/quote]

There are no family members who speak to my mother.[/quote]

Wtf, this isn’t about your mother. It’s the family bible. If you don’t value it, give it to another family member who does.