"Yes, it indeed was quite relieving!
Later after 2 days, he again discussed these matters with me and he tried to persuade me to have belief in God, but than we ended up with him acknowledging my belief and thoughts."
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Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
Started this discussion. Last reply by annet Oct 6, 2011. 18 Replies 0 Likes
Hello,I am 16, doing IBDP and a very stressed teenager.I belong to a Hindu family and my family strongly supports religion and existence of god.But I don't believe in god as I doubt its existence and…Continue
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Jedi Wanderer replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Yeah Yash that is awesome! Really happy for you, relieved that things didn't blow up in your face. We hear so many horror stories about parents and relatives getting violent or kicking their children out of their house for being atheist in that…"
Nick replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Don't tell them now it will just cause stress , but you can tell them that you are not very religious and have some doubts but over the years slowly have more doubts so that they slowly get use to it."
booklover replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"That's great Yash! So glad you had such a good outcome with your Dad. It must be quite a relief to have told him and to have gotten such a good reaction from him. I'm happy for you."
Yash Patel replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Hello everyone, thanks for your support and encouraging me.
Yesterday night, I discussed it with me dad and he didn't seem to shocked! He was somewhat suspicious about my beliefs.
He accepted and said "well, it's your belief, and…"
Yash Patel replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Thanks to everyone who has supported me, I am going to discuss tonight about this and post it online over here, hope the outcome is good...
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Yash Patel replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Well the source of the problem was they want me to be more religious, I was using my homework and studies as an excuse but it made my dad furious and asked me to give at least a little time to praying and..."
Yash Patel replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"I plan to live with my parents throughout my life...
so I guess that wouldn't work :("
Napoleon Bonaparte replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Yes, that's what I thought."
Dogly replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Yash, at your age you are still under your parents control. This puts you in a vulnerable position. We adults, who share your views, don't have this problem. Others may have better and additional suggestions. Here is…"
annet replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Well told story, the long version would make a good blog post. :)"
annet replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"I feel for you. My son is also doing IB and it is stressful. Interesting and clever idea to bring it up as a school assignment and see how they react. Along those lines you could leave Gora's "We Become Atheist" laying around and see…"
booklover replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"That's what I am thinking too Steph."
Steph S. replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Can you wait until you move out of the house and you are on your own? Do you really need to tell them now?"
booklover replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"Not knowing how your family would react and with you being a teen, I can't tell you what to do. I never had to go through this situation you are in and I feel for you. I can tell you that you have found a good place to get support…"
Jedi Wanderer replied to Yash Patel's discussion Should I disclose that I am atheist to my family?
"You are in a difficult situation, no doubt. I don't claim to know what is the best approach for every situation, and yours seems incredibly hard, but I'll give it a go. The first thing I would suggest is going as slowly as you can. Parents…"
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- At 5:12pm on September 29, 2011,
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- At 4:17pm on September 29, 2011,
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