So, I'm going to keep this short & sweet...like myself...well, not really. No dating adventures as of yet, but I do feel compelled to share this with y'all. You see I have an aunt who married a baptist and moved to the Midwest. Every once in a while she sends me a book or subscription to a random evangelical magazine saying along with a card how she prays for me. It's obvious the reason why, A. I'm agnostic B. I'm a liberal yank C. My extracurricular activities & D. She reads my FB (lets just say I go for the shock value). Anywho, here's an e-mail I received a few hours ago. I get them frequently...
To all my nieces and nephews . . . ----- can you show this to -------- too.
I just wanted to let you all know that I pray for each and every one of you every day. My prayer is that you will make healthy choices for yourselves so you can a fulfilling lives.
Wish I could see you guys more often (especially ---- and ----). ---> this was my brother & I
Love you Lots,
Aunt -----
- the Opportunist
Whenever someone says “I’m praying for you,” I wonder if it means “I’ve given up on you and you’ve clearly given up on yourself, so let’s leave this to a higher power?” Or are they doing the ultimate selfish good deed? It’s a good thing I’m an atheist!
ReplyDelete(My mom tells me she prays for me to find a husband.)
P.S. Nice to "meet" you, Opportunist. I know Skeptic from real life and I write a blog about my dating adventures too, check it out :)
ReplyDeleteWhy 'ello there! Nice to "meet" you as well, Sabrina :)
ReplyDeleteAs for my aunt, I firmly believe that because she does not have a grasp on me she believes the Lord Almighty might change what she cannot. On one occasion she told me that I needed to tap into a higher power & then her mother (my grandmother) chimed in & said that I am an educated girl & that I should not be acting the way I do. How do I respond? Like this --> While I respect your opinion & religious affiliation, I have spent a decent portion of life living as a quite, repressed, shy girl & refuse to revert back.