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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up going weekly (Catholic) and wanted to do this with my kids. Unfortunately I have two boys who are big and active, and right now only the oldest is capable of sitting even remotely still during mass. It just got too stressful trying to keep a toddler from running up the aisle, so we go far less frequently than we'd like. The older one started CCD this year, and I'm hoping to integrate more regular attendance at mass now. I feel badly about it, and even when we rarely made it on Sundays, both parents tried to go intermittently during the week and all of us on holidays. I used to be one of those judgmental people about holiday churchgoers, but I've learned my lesson.[/quote]

This is very similar to us. Growing up, I went every week, if not more often.  My husband 's family went frequently when he was young, but less and less often as he got older. He dislikes organized religion due to all of the abuses of power, although he does believe in God and does see some societal good coming from church.
That said, with 2 small children and a husband that is very reluctant to go... we rarely make it. Our church does not have a cry room, and my two preschoolers are hard to keep sitting still. I  feel bad that we only show up on holidays, but those are the times I can convince my husband to go.[/quote]

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