I had a recurring nightmare as a kid for years that I was in Hell and had to climb the hill at Golgotha and pray for mercy every day for eternity. I can still picture it clear as day some 30 years later.
Religion is staying the fuck away from my kids.
Edit: to be clear, I don’t indoctrinate them, they’ve always been free to make their own choices. The oldest went to church with Nana more than once. The youngest probably won’t, but they’ve got different mothers and those grandparents aren’t nearby. But as the oldest grew and developed their own strong critical mind, I felt free to voice my opinions on subjects when they came up organically. And I’m deeply critical of magical thinking.
I had a recurring nightmare as a kid for years that I was in Hell and had to climb the hill at Golgotha and pray for mercy every day for eternity. I can still picture it clear as day some 30 years later.
Religion is staying the fuck away from my kids.
Edit: to be clear, I don’t indoctrinate them, they’ve always been free to make their own choices. The oldest went to church with Nana more than once. The youngest probably won’t, but they’ve got different mothers and those grandparents aren’t nearby. But as the oldest grew and developed their own strong critical mind, I felt free to voice my opinions on subjects when they came up organically. And I’m deeply critical of magical thinking.
My proudest achievement was asking my daughter if she wanted to participate in a religion and seeing the look on her face.
That’s a negative, ghost rider.
One good thing Judaism trained me for is to be aware of fascism.
Kristelnacht memorials traumatized me enough that I made up my mind a loooong time ago:
If they come to take me I’m dragging one to my grave.
My kids know their heritage but don’t have any of the superstitious or misogynistic hangups that come from their ancestors religions.
✊️🤘