Okay, here you go. Here is your chance to relate to us what is usually the most important person in one's life.
My mom. My mom has her faults. She and I have issues that shall never be resolved. My mom's greatness comes in the fact that she lets me be me. My mother has great faith. In fact, my mom would have become a catholic nun if only episcopalian parents would have allowed it.
My mom has to hear my rants and raves about conservatives and religion and injustice.
Several years ago I came here to buy my parents house and live with them because my dad was ill and was actually slowly dying. From that moment on my mother had to adjust her life to make room for mine. Yes, I made a great personal sacrifice, but I actually believe that my mother made the greater sacrifice.
Now all this time my mom has great religious belief and still she even encourages my spontaneous orations against religion.
So yes, for all her faults, my mom is still the greatest person I have ever known.
Further note. My father has finally passed, so I will likely sell this house and set my mom in a condo. I will move somewhere and restart my life. I will tell you, it won't be too far from my mom. Just far enough that she won't hear my railing against what she holds sacred as a belief.
So please take your chance to praise (or other) your mom.
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I tried to agree, but every time I pushed the button it turned to "disagree." So I'll just say, "I agree."
That's normal. It will show as one agree to everyone else. It flips to 'disagree' for you in case you change your mind and decide to disagree.
Thanks. I just clicked "Agree" and now it changed from "Agree (1)" to "Disagree (2)". Does everyone else see "Agree (2)"?
Yes. It shows Agree 2
Seeing as how I never really knew my mom (kinda hard to know someone who died when you where born), I'm not entirely able to relate.
Xavier, I'm so sorry that happened to you.
My mom was also quite religious, a devout Southern Baptist (is there any other kind?) I gently debated with her over the years. I never proclaimed my atheism but she knew I didn't believe what she did. The best thing about my mom is that no matter what I did or did not believe, she welcomed me with wide open arms every time I turned up at her house. She died 9 years ago. I still miss her.