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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother has longstanding boundary issues, and has been a great part of the reason why I moved halfway across the world. I've come back for a short visit after three years and she wants me to accompany her to this session with some imam. I don't actually have to do anything there myself, but it's just the idea of attending something I don't believe in that pisses me off. I gave in to her the last time and it made me really resentful. The crazy thing is that she makes it out to be me who has an issue because "you have an ego. What harm will it do since you don't believe in anything anyway?" I'm an atheist. And unlike the 18yo teen she was able to corner to force to recite whatever, I'm now 30 and am very close to cutting off ties with her over this plus a whole host of other issues (if we are out together, she wants me to use the bathroom when she goes because she thinks I'm going to pee myself in public if I don't, or if we're on public transit and I won't hold on to a handle or take someone's seat, she starts saying I'll fall and get injured- like wtf?. Anyone else faced a similar situation? How did you deal with it? I feel so alone because no one I know has such a crazy parent. [/quote]

OP, with all due respect, this is not a religion question. This belongs in the family relationships forum.

If you were as confident in your decisions and life as you claim to be, a religious session to make your mother happy during a short visit would not "piss you off," whether you believed in it or not.[/quote]

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