Parenting

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i'm not religious, but was raised with religion. wife found religion later and actively practices.

oldest kid started indoctrination this week, which we're all OK with (for now). but now she's asking me about my personal faith, why i don't regularly go to church, etc. 😆

thoughts on how to respond respectfully?

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i don't think you're naive as i assume from your reply we have similar views on organized religion (?)

but also don't think it's cool to tell the "truth" or "what i think" to a kid who's enjoying her experience as it's not important to me to be "right."

just want to find ways to support w/o being dismissive?

Maybe I’m naive but why can’t you just tell the truth?

I never felt like I could have an honest conversation with my parents about religion and I don’t want to repeat that.

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>Probably once in a while you could go to the church with her, think it like a family outing with her, or just being with her.

I like this idea a lot! I currently only go on major holidays but it could definitely be a nice thing to go more and bond over. Thanks 🙏

Just kind of go with the flow, be honest with yourself and at the same time respect her. Probably once in a while you could go to the church with her, think it like a family outing with her, or just being with her. And just see where the wind blows.

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but then who in our family will take responsibility for all the sweet memecoin trading action we'd miss out on on Sunday mornings? 🫠

another observation: more than half the families I see in our church do not have dads attending regularly. You and your daughter (and the rest of your family) are not alone in this setup.

I suspect the kids know their dads' real god is fantasy football

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because i think answering "honestly" will display my own cynicism, which isn't something i want to expose her to yet (though i'm sure i already have 😅)

kids are very smart, i agree. but they're also very impressionable and i prefer if she can continue to freely enjoy exploring her faith at this age w/o my influence

Maybe obvious, but why don't you just answer honestly?  Kids are way smarter than we usually give them credit for.

I'm atheist. My faith lies elsewhere: in people, in me, in my family, in the universe, in science. I get neither belonging nor purpose from religion.

This will not answer your question but is a good story (kind of like religion). My wife and I aren't religious, but our families are. My oldest went to church one Sunday with her cousins. After, we got in the car to head to brunch, and she told us how Jesus died for our sins, we nodded our heads in agreement  -->