Well, my parents decided to have another kid after 19 years, so i now have a little brother. That's really great. But the bad news is that it's his Christening is this Sunday.
Now, i'm an agnostic, so i sort of see the whole process as an insult to my intelligence. My mother's parents, who live with us, feel the same way. We were never a religious family, and i don't even think my parents believe. Well, maybe my dad does. But my parents want us all to be there anyway. And my grandparents already agreed to come. In their own words, "better safe than sorry." Well, that might be wise of them and all, but i'm not going to throw my beliefs (or the lack of them) away just because my parents and their friends expect me to be there.
Not only do i not want to go anywhere near a chirch, but i'm almost certain that nothing good will come out of it if i did. I can only imagine the reaction of all my parents' friends when i refuse to take part in their prayers, or whatever it is that they're planning to do there. I could go and just stand there, but like i said, i don't think that would go well at all.
And besides, i really hate a lot of the people who will be there. My parents' old friends from Ukraine all hate my guts because i refuse to speak to them in Ukrainan and use Russian instead. My mother's parents come from Russia, and i was raised as a Russian. And up until the Soviet Union collapsed, i hardly ever heard a Ukrainian word out of anyone of their friends. Now, all of a sudden, they are all flaming patriots who love their language, culture and homeland. Please. If they love it so much, why did they abandon it? Why didn't they stay there and do everything in their power to make it a better place to live? The entire patriotism act is completely pathetic and see-through. Ukraine is nothing but a hellhole filled with corrupt government officials and an economy that's about as efficient as a secretary after a 6-pack of Budweiser, and they know it just as well as i do.
Some other pleasant people who will be present there are my father's sister, who robbed him of 50 large ones. But he's inviting her because his mother wants her there. My dad should have some balls and give her the finger for what she did to him. And while he's at it, he should give one to his mother too if she doesn't think that what her daughter did was wrong. To give you an example of what a loving grandmother she is, she once called us, after not seeing me for over 6 months, and when i picked up the phone, just asked to speak to my dad without even asking me how i've been.
Well anyway, that pretty much sums it up. I know the smart thing to do would probably be to just go there. But i don't think i'm the kind of person who does smart things in such situations
Anyone else think i should say no and do something else this Sunday?
Now, i'm an agnostic, so i sort of see the whole process as an insult to my intelligence. My mother's parents, who live with us, feel the same way. We were never a religious family, and i don't even think my parents believe. Well, maybe my dad does. But my parents want us all to be there anyway. And my grandparents already agreed to come. In their own words, "better safe than sorry." Well, that might be wise of them and all, but i'm not going to throw my beliefs (or the lack of them) away just because my parents and their friends expect me to be there.
Not only do i not want to go anywhere near a chirch, but i'm almost certain that nothing good will come out of it if i did. I can only imagine the reaction of all my parents' friends when i refuse to take part in their prayers, or whatever it is that they're planning to do there. I could go and just stand there, but like i said, i don't think that would go well at all.
And besides, i really hate a lot of the people who will be there. My parents' old friends from Ukraine all hate my guts because i refuse to speak to them in Ukrainan and use Russian instead. My mother's parents come from Russia, and i was raised as a Russian. And up until the Soviet Union collapsed, i hardly ever heard a Ukrainian word out of anyone of their friends. Now, all of a sudden, they are all flaming patriots who love their language, culture and homeland. Please. If they love it so much, why did they abandon it? Why didn't they stay there and do everything in their power to make it a better place to live? The entire patriotism act is completely pathetic and see-through. Ukraine is nothing but a hellhole filled with corrupt government officials and an economy that's about as efficient as a secretary after a 6-pack of Budweiser, and they know it just as well as i do.
Some other pleasant people who will be present there are my father's sister, who robbed him of 50 large ones. But he's inviting her because his mother wants her there. My dad should have some balls and give her the finger for what she did to him. And while he's at it, he should give one to his mother too if she doesn't think that what her daughter did was wrong. To give you an example of what a loving grandmother she is, she once called us, after not seeing me for over 6 months, and when i picked up the phone, just asked to speak to my dad without even asking me how i've been.
Well anyway, that pretty much sums it up. I know the smart thing to do would probably be to just go there. But i don't think i'm the kind of person who does smart things in such situations
Anyone else think i should say no and do something else this Sunday?
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