702: Atheist Teen Stressed by Mom's Church Scene | Feedback Friday
Jul 22, 2022
A teen grappling with her identity faces the monumental challenge of coming out to her unsympathetic mother, who imposes church attendance that contradicts her beliefs. The discussion highlights mental health struggles like depression and anxiety, emphasizing the importance of finding understanding support. Additionally, they explore the complexities of workplace dynamics, addressing how to communicate sensitive feedback to loved ones while preserving their self-esteem. It's a deep dive into navigating family, identity, and the art of difficult conversations.
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Challenges of Growing Up Different
Growing up in an environment with differing beliefs and unsupportive parents can be challenging.
It's important to find support and remember that things will change as you get older.
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Addressing Church Attendance
Talk to your parents about not wanting to attend church anymore due to anxiety attacks.
Frame it as not serving you and suggest a conversation about differing beliefs.
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Coming Out Strategy
Plan your coming out conversation, anticipating potential reactions and having talking points ready.
Be direct and brief when coming out, and don't apologize or backpedal.
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As a closeted, bi, teen atheist, it's a bummer your mom makes you go to a church — three times a week — that has a problem with your very existence. On top of this, she insists you're being overly dramatic about the depression, anxiety, and insomnia you experience every day. How do you even consider coming out to a mother who can't seem to empathize with your most basic needs? We'll try to help find an answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday!
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As a closeted, bi, teen atheist, how do you even begin the conversation of coming out to your mother when she regularly downplays the depression, anxiety, and insomnia you're going through and forces you to go to her church (which rejects your very existence) three times a week?
You were dismayed to learn that your husband (with whom you work) isn't very popular at the office. While you know it's due to his difficulty reading social cues rather than any serious character flaws, you're not sure if telling him will help him improve or completely crush his confidence.
You've made the decision not to be bullied by your emotionally manipulative, sometimes violent QAnon-corrupted parents whose values, to put it kindly, do not match your own. The problem: you also happen to work for them. How do you make a clean break from them and their business?
As a 73-year-old delver into family secrets lain bare by the modern wonder of DNA testing, you'd like to have a relationship with a few of your newfound relatives. Unfortunately, some people in your family have threatened to cut you out of their lives if you reveal their part in covering up this shared history. What should you do?
You're excited about a new relationship that budded from an old friendship. But how do you foster a healthy bond without falling into the rut of codependency you each experienced with prior significant others?
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