Does anyone else have this problem, well, nobody but my man and my brother and sister know about my wiccan beliefs, it makes me feel so weird sometimes because my family and my fiances' family are really really christian, my fiances' brother and sister in law are missionaries. and his parents hold weekly bible studies, so you can guess what the topic of most conversations are..... I feel so awkward sometimes, I can't tell them they would probably hate me, and my dad would probably not talk to me or lecture me everytime we do talk, He found my books and altar supplies and he ripped up every and threw away everthing else, I was no longer even able to burn a candle in my room ( how lame is that! ) So I don't think he'll understand now.My mom is open minded and a hippy so she supports eveything I do. but she lives in ohio and I rarely ever see her. I am frustrated, does anyone else have to deal with this shit? how do you deal? HELP!
thanx for the advice, I think I'll take it, my fiance does know, has the whole time, the on;y reason he's worried is because he used to be involved in witchcraft and he had some pretty bad experiances, but he has supported me the whole time.
evey time i say that i have pagan belives around my mom i get a weird feeling like im surpirsed that i just said i have pagan belives my mom has also though out my wicca books, lucky for me she didnt find my book of shadows, best thing to do is talk, my mom though a atheme was used for sacrifcing animals and cutting your wrist untill she found out about if it harms non do what you will. my anut who is a cathlic put some weird ideas in her head.
The best thing to do is be your self...good christian people should love you for who you are, and if not "WE LOVE YOU" for you.....blessed be to you
Well said! I am finding it easier to avoid the subject with truly devote Christians. I find it's difficult for them to believe that if you're not calling yourself a Christian then you aren't espousing evil or a love of that fictional character, Satan.
you're 20. you're engaged to be married. you are a grown woman. you can make your own decisions about spirituality & religion, and there isn't a hell of a lot anyone else can do about it. you have rights, you know, even if you're stuck living with parents. i was 19 when i told my dad, and he took it pretty well, considering his history of being an occaisionally violent, irrational fanatic and a total spazz. because i asserted myself, gently & lovingly, but firmly and without appology or compromise, as an adult, capable and entitled to making my own decisions. and quite simply there is/was nothing he could or can do to change it. he just has to deal.
Be honest. Plain and simple. If another person cannot accept you, it's their problem. I know that people get totally irate with their religious ideas, but who are we as individuals to tell a person that their belief system is not the right one? It's a free world. There are millions of options that are acceptable to anyone...except religion..It's sad. No matter what your belief is, it should contain open-mindedness and love and acceptance. Love and 'Blessings, Phoenix
I'm also Wiccan and my mum's a Catholic, my dads a Buddhist, my brother, I think he's an Atheist and my brother's girlfriend is a Christian. It is difficult for me so I can only imagine how much it sucks for you! I think you should concentrate on the positive people, like the people you've told and are fine with it. Its bad that you dad damaged your property, thats just not right, but unless he'll change, the only thing I can suggest is keeping your supplies to a minimum and maybe doing your Rituals or anything else, outside as thats what always makes me feel closer to nature. Have you tried sitting down with your dad and calmly explaining to him that he had no right to destroy your property? Some people have trouble accepting that there are different beliefs and religions other than their own so until you move out I think you'll have to kind of go along with having very little supplies. Good luck
