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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] On the other hand, my grandparents attend mass every week. They push their beliefs onto everyone in my family, and it makes everyone uncomfortable because of the frequency in which they remind us to go. I'm not exaggerating when I say that every time I see them they ask me if I went to church. I am their closest grandchild, as they babysat me for years... but i'm also the most passive because both me and my parents go to church occasionally and do not express our opinions extensively. Why? ... out of respect. We have always just nodded and smiled because, yes, we have tried before and they just will not respect the difference in opinions.

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It isn't their opinion. It is what the Catholic Church requires.

Do you drive a car? Can you NOT attend church without your parents?
My parents went to mass infrequently, so I went myself, at 15.
It is an option and you are not powerless here.
You also are not beholden to someone else for your spirtual choices.
Own them.

You can't blame your grandparents for asking an honest question. You can say &quot;No,&quot; and tell them why.

If you were a vegetarian and they said, &quot;Did you have any meat today,&quot; would you say yes, or would you say, &quot;No, because for me, a better choice is this and here is why.&quot; Would it be due to morality, or because your parent didn't take you  to the salad store?

Twenty is not ten. You can even say, &quot;I have my doubts about why attending mass every week is justified. I don't find much comfort in it, and I don't think it is meaningful or critical.  I'm not into it right now.&quot;

Just don't, on the flip side, expect someone to write a letter stating that you are Catholic of the year.

We asked someone in my close circle to be a Godparent once and they passed. It is an option. 
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