My uncle is a devout Catholic. My husband and I were both raised Catholic, but left that religion when we were both young adults. (We're in our 30s now.) We have a very strong belief and ethics system of our own, and some serious disagreements with certain tenets of the Catholic faith.
My uncle was informed of that decision many years ago, but persists in lecturing us every time we visit. Not only does he lecture us about religion, but about all sorts of other things, too.
Visiting him is no longer enjoyable. He shows little interest in learning what is important to us or our goals. He never comes to visit when invited for holidays and seems to always expect us to come to him. He shows l
With that being said, he is a kind, generous man who can be fun at times. Our kids love him, and they miss him. He stopped returning our calls or e-mails at the beginning of this year, so I suspect we have somehow offended him, but really don't know what to say or do at this point.
2006-09-19
07:19:17
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Phaedra_C
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