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18 May 2011, 7:16 pm

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She won't buy it. She'll always come back with her, "you will be judged one day infront of the Lord, whether you believe or not."

yeah, that's difficult, I'll kind of put on my thinking cap.


That usually when I'll roll my eyes and say, "whatever" and leave the room.



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18 May 2011, 9:28 pm

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I sent out several applications and have heard back nothing. I want to be employed so I can move away as soon as possible. I can't take it here, I'm constantly being persecuted for not being Christian, for not being conservative and for not being a little carbon copy of my mother. Come on phone, ring! Someone hire me, please! I don't care who, as long as they pay above minimum wage. D:

Apparently I'm also a horrible person for believing that same sex marriage should be legalized, that the bible is an outdated text that is only used to discriminate against non-christians. Sorry I don't think I"m a better person just for going to college, I came to the conclusion that Christianity isn't for me and that makes me a horrible daughter who's going to hell. I'm also a failure for not being married yet like she was. She was thin and beautiful at my age, that's the difference. Apart from that she was a complete b***h then I'm sure.

She found a rant a made about her on Facebook and she's really pissed at me. Personally, I don't regret it either. I'm tired of being bullied by her. If only I could drive so I can get away from everything. >.<


Oh god, I'm so sorry. Your family seem to me like they are bad for you. Your mother sounds like an absolute nightmare. Children should never have religion pushed upon them.

You just don't get families like that in New Zealand.. some Americans are so conservative and intense. Where abouts are you trying to get a job?



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18 May 2011, 9:39 pm

Well, I got a temp position posting for a feminist blog. So I have something. I get paid based on the size of my audience so I'll be trying my best to get a nice audience. Either way, I'll have something to add to the ceremony. ^.^

Yeah, my mom said to me before she went to bed to, "not be a pain in her butt tomorrow, okay?" :roll:



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18 May 2011, 9:45 pm

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Well, I got a temp position posting for a feminist blog. So I have something. I get paid based on the size of my audience so I'll be trying my best to get a nice audience. Either way, I'll have something to add to the ceremony. ^.^

Yeah, my mom said to me before she went to bed to, "not be a pain in her butt tomorrow, okay?" :roll:


Congrats!
Sounds like an interesting job. What was your degree in again? Post your blogs here in the love and dating section, you're bound to get an influx of viewers.



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18 May 2011, 9:48 pm

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Well, I got a temp position posting for a feminist blog. So I have something. I get paid based on the size of my audience so I'll be trying my best to get a nice audience


:D Congrats Erisad!! Writing jobs rock. You could probably get a good audience from WP


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18 May 2011, 9:52 pm

Erisad wrote:
I sent out several applications and have heard back nothing. I want to be employed so I can move away as soon as possible. I can't take it here, I'm constantly being persecuted for not being Christian, for not being conservative and for not being a little carbon copy of my mother. Come on phone, ring! Someone hire me, please! I don't care who, as long as they pay above minimum wage. D:

Apparently I'm also a horrible person for believing that same sex marriage should be legalized, that the bible is an outdated text that is only used to discriminate against non-christians. Sorry I don't think I"m a better person just for going to college, I came to the conclusion that Christianity isn't for me and that makes me a horrible daughter who's going to hell. I'm also a failure for not being married yet like she was. She was thin and beautiful at my age, that's the difference. Apart from that she was a complete b***h then I'm sure.

She found a rant a made about her on Facebook and she's really pissed at me. Personally, I don't regret it either. I'm tired of being bullied by her. If only I could drive so I can get away from everything. >.<

Welcome to Skeptical Adulthood!

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We're not currently hiring, or I'd tell you where to send your rezoomi.



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18 May 2011, 9:54 pm

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Well, I got a temp position posting for a feminist blog. So I have something. I get paid based on the size of my audience so I'll be trying my best to get a nice audience. Either way, I'll have something to add to the ceremony. ^.^

Yeah, my mom said to me before she went to bed to, "not be a pain in her butt tomorrow, okay?" :roll:


Congrats!
Sounds like an interesting job. What was your degree in again? Post your blogs here in the love and dating section, you're bound to get an influx of viewers.


Professional Writing, minor in Literature. I'll probably post links to some articles here to WP so I'll get some people. I'm excited, my first paid (even if it's not a regular paycheck) writing gig. ^.^



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18 May 2011, 9:57 pm

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Welcome to Skeptical Adulthood!

Isn't it hellish to be educated, intelligent, and able to make one's own determinations?

We're not currently hiring, or I'd tell you where to send your rezoomi.


Lol, thanks. That actually made me laugh more than it probably should have. :lol:



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18 May 2011, 10:55 pm

Just make a really contriversial (sp) post and put it in Love and dating and PRR and it will end up 100 pages long and padlocked. Will get heaps of views :P



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19 May 2011, 12:59 am

I feel the same way about Texas at times. While I don't have the parental issues that you have, society here is pretty black and white.

Either you're a left wing hippie-type, or you're a ultra-right wing religious fundamentalist.


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19 May 2011, 8:06 am

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Just make a really contriversial (sp) post and put it in Love and dating and PRR and it will end up 100 pages long and padlocked. Will get heaps of views :P


Um...as long as I'm not intentionally offensive, it should be okay. I should ask them if it's okay for me to share my posts on my facebook and other sites.



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19 May 2011, 8:07 am

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I feel the same way about Texas at times. While I don't have the parental issues that you have, society here is pretty black and white.

Either you're a left wing hippie-type, or you're a ultra-right wing religious fundamentalist.


Yeeeah, that really sucks. I'm more leftie I guess but I'm not a hippie. I'm just educated, that's all. >.<



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19 May 2011, 11:36 am

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She won't buy it. She'll always come back with her, "you will be judged one day infront of the Lord, whether you believe or not."


Don't worry about it. I left my parents' religion over 30 years ago. It was rough at first, but after I'd been away from home for about five years, and I refused to interact unless the interaction was respectful, things got better. We never did see eye to eye on religion, but we were able to leave the arguments behind.

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19 May 2011, 11:43 am

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She won't buy it. She'll always come back with her, "you will be judged one day infront of the Lord, whether you believe or not."


Don't worry about it. I left my parents' religion over 30 years ago. It was rough at first, but after I'd been away from home for about five years, and I refused to interact unless the interaction was respectful, things got better. We never did see eye to eye on religion, but we were able to leave the arguments behind.

~Kate


Hopefully that's what it will come to. I just hate the awkward feeling every Sunday when they're watching the Televangelists and I'm in the other room on the computer with headphones on to block the BS. One day mom was watching a program called, "Pray the Gay Away" and I just wanted to cry. You'd think they'd be more tolerant since one of their own is a homosexual but noooo. "Hate the sin, love the sinner." What a contradictory statement. How can you love someone when you deny something that makes them who they are? It's ridiculous.



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19 May 2011, 11:58 am

Are they allowed to air shows which are so homophobic? :? :(



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19 May 2011, 12:06 pm

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Are they allowed to air shows which are so homophobic? :? :(


It was on Oprah Winfrey's network too. It had that title but showed the experience at the Christian Camps where they try to literally "pray the gay away" and transform homo/bi/transsexuals into normal straight people. I heard from the other room (I couldn't watch) and it was horrifying. "Resist the evil urges and live the life that God intended you to live!" and "If God approved of homosexuality, would he not have made a way to reproduce from it? Hence why it's unnatural." They showed people who were "changed" by it and those who weren't. I'm just appalled by the title alone. I think they should have tried to pick something else but they wanted views and they got it. :roll: