Coming from a world where the word itself is not even widely know, the idea of being raised as child without any explanations about the world or comforts to be held, scares me. I always heard on the internet of people leaving their religion as teenagers when they were raised by their parents religiously. Lots of people fall into existentialism, which makes sense to me

But what of a child. I am a very anxious person(as i have come to accept). Being told that there is nothing after death or that no one really knows, would have send me spiraling. That said, logically, people have done it(even if i can’t picture it) so i am also wondering how people/parents grappled with this and struggles they faced, what solutions they come up with

Also, on the opposite of the spectrum, what happens when your child converts(?) to a religion. Yes its there choice and all, but i cant imagine there being no resentment or conflicted feeling

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I just never told them any of those fairy tales. Occasionally, they would ask about something that Grandma taught them at her church, and I would usually say “Well, some people believe that…” and tell them what the mythology is. I wouldn’t argue with it, or ridicule it, but if they asked about my opinion on it, I would explain to them why I didn’t believe it.

    I’d have no problem with them deciding to join a church, as long as it wasn’t an especially dangerous cult.