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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty sure this is how it goes

OP: why do you go to church all the time? You are always there. It is like you are in a cult. 
DS: *eye roll* I want to be a Saint or at least live like one.

OP: what are you doing after you graduate? You know there aren't many jobs for a history major. Can you even work with a history major? 
DS: *eye roll* God will provide..

You made it clear in your first post that you don't like religion. Clearly your perfectly normal child likes his religion. Since you don't understand it he must have a mental issue and is flailing. It is only after you received a bunch of push back did you up his behavior. You failed to mention he wants to be a Saint in your OP?  Yeah no. You don't like his religion. It was clear in one post from you. I can only imagine how he feels. Of course he is only going to talk about it because then it stops you from nagging him.

You have a smart child there. Work on loving him and who he is. Not who you think he should be. [/quote]

Catholics don't say "God will provide," though, not like this. It's not a Catholic belief that you can just not work on or not even try, but yet somehow survive.

Pray for answers, offer it up, bury a saint in your yard, pray to certain saints, sprinkle holy water on the car before your childs first job interview... Yes (My mom all day). But to just opt out (unless becoming a monk or priest) isn't typical Catholic culture.

Something else is definitely going on. [/quote]

If he’s not having mental issues, he needs a competent spiritual director. Hanging around in Church all day is seldom the road to sanctity. Even Carthusian monks (who live a near hermit existence in common) work to sustain themselves. [/quote]

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