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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
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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John
@silentjohn
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.
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
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
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John
@silentjohn
Cynicism is good when everybody is seemingly afraid to offend religious people. The catholic church covers up 1000s of sexual abuse allegations every year. We put up with this just because we don't want to offend anybody. Be cynical.
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
hard disagree from me, man. perhaps when she's older, this is a conversation we can openly have. but not particularly interested in having a cynical 7-year-old 🤷
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artlu 🎩
@artlu
agreed with both in this thread. Let truth be your North Star. I bet it's easier to navigate the Santa/tooth fairy conundrum than a mixed- or multi-religion family. But it's not so different if you think about it from a viewpoint far away
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
fyi, it's not a fairy in france... it's a rat that comes for your kids' teeth 😱
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