Hello
My name is Kat and I live near Boston and am the mom of 4 kids. My oldest was diagnosed with a nasty, terminal (genetic) brain disease over 3 years ago and the amount of "God" "Prayer" comments have pushed me to realize that I am an atheist. I never held religious beliefs but my journey in life has brought me to you and to join this site. My parents were raised Christian and my mother had to attend so much church growing up that she never forced us to go.
I wish people would stop pushing their beliefs down my throat. If the roles were reversed and I started pushing my beliefs on them, I'd lose friends rapidly.
Thanks for having me. I'm 34 and like Jeeps, my friends (Christian, Atheist or otherwise), red wine and DNA. <3
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany bottoms on -
Welcome Kat. I'm so sorry to hear of your son's battle. I wish I could say something constructive, but words fail me in this situation. I'm glad you are here to share your journey with us. I welcome you and look forward to getting to know you.
P.S, while I realize it's not nearly the same, my son has a very serious case of crohn's disease. The "God prayers" had an effect on me as well.
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Permalink Reply by Strega on -
Hi Kat and welcome. I'm sorry to hear about your son. I hope you post more on this site and that you feel as comfortable as all the new members here are encouraged to feel.
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany bottoms on
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*slaps forehead* I'm so sorry for presuming. I'm sure I said Son due to how I related.
Welcome again.
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Permalink Reply by Gallup's Mirror on -
Welcome, Kat.
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Permalink Reply by kOrsan on -
Welcome, I hope you have fun here. You should invite your children here too, if they're old enough they might like it as well.
And a little tip, when you want to reply to a specific post, just try the "Reply" link directly in that post. That way it's easier to follow who you're answering to :)
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Permalink Reply by Kir Komrik on -
Hey Kat - welcome aboard. I've always been atheist, I also have a daughter (and son) and I like red wine, too - kk
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Permalink Reply by Obfuskation on -
Welcome Kat. :)
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Permalink Reply by Unseen on -
I'm with you about people not attempting to fill my brain with their wackjob beliefs. But for me it goes the same for vegetarians, vegans, Zeitgeist movie fans, people devoted to oddball miracle cures, conspiracy theorists, and so on.
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany bottoms on
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I have a very good batting average on this one. I need to strengthen my miracle cure obession though. :)
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