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Trellum, thank you so much for your response!
Unfortunately, I'm afraid that soon or later she will ask me if I am a Catholic. I know that she keeps telling my boyfriend to take me to a mass on Sunday. He isn't religious at all, but hides it, because he doesn't want her to try to convert him.
If she knew that her son doesn't want to follow any religion, she'd be raging mad.
The problem is, I really want to be honest. I was raised in a Catholic family too. My parents were forcing me to pray and to participate in a mass. I hated it with all my heart. I remember sitting in a church and crying. I spent most of my childhood and teenage years there. Now, I'm an adult, so finally, I'm free. I don't want to give up on it. I believe that I have a right to make my own choices. I'm an atheist, I can't change it. I wish people around me were able to accept it!
On the other hand, I agree that sometimes it's better to avoid confrontation.

<blockquote data-quote="claudine" data-source="post: 58196" data-attributes="member: 2533">Trellum, thank you so much for your response!Unfortunately, I&#039;m afraid that soon or later she will ask me if I am a Catholic. I know that she keeps telling my boyfriend to take me to a mass on Sunday. He isn&#039;t religious at all, but hides it, because he doesn&#039;t want her to try to convert him.If she knew that her son doesn&#039;t want to follow any religion, she&#039;d be raging mad.The problem is, I really want to be honest. I was raised in a Catholic family too. My parents were forcing me to pray and to participate in a mass. I hated it with all my heart. I remember sitting in a church and crying. I spent most of my childhood and teenage years there. Now, I&#039;m an adult, so finally, I&#039;m free. I don&#039;t want to give up on it. I believe that I have a right to make my own choices. I&#039;m an atheist, I can&#039;t change it. I wish people around me were able to accept it!On the other hand, I agree that sometimes it&#039;s better to avoid confrontation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="claudine, post: 58196, member: 2533"] Trellum, thank you so much for your response! Unfortunately, I'm afraid that soon or later she will ask me if I am a Catholic. I know that she keeps telling my boyfriend to take me to a mass on Sunday. He isn't religious at all, but hides it, because he doesn't want her to try to convert him. If she knew that her son doesn't want to follow any religion, she'd be raging mad. The problem is, I really want to be honest. I was raised in a Catholic family too. My parents were forcing me to pray and to participate in a mass. I hated it with all my heart. I remember sitting in a church and crying. I spent most of my childhood and teenage years there. Now, I'm an adult, so finally, I'm free. I don't want to give up on it. I believe that I have a right to make my own choices. I'm an atheist, I can't change it. I wish people around me were able to accept it! On the other hand, I agree that sometimes it's better to avoid confrontation. [/QUOTE]

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