Question

How can I initiate a conversation with my mom about my atheism?

Answer 1

just wait til your 18 & off to college. then tell her

Answer 2

Pray for an answer.

Answer 3

Its probably best not to tell her. My father will never know I do not believe.

Answer 4

You will hurt her much, much more by not telling her. You can probably trust her with the knowledge that you are an atheist.. Her being republican would have nothing to do with it.. If she is really in touch with God, then God can sustain her.. She might show herself to be very upset at first, and she just might pray for you. If there is no God who answers prayer, you needn't worry about it. If there is a God who answers prayer, you'll be grateful for her prayers when He brings you around to faith in Him! Actually, I mean this.. If you continue not to believe in God and she finds this out when you are 25 years old that you never trusted her enough to talk with her about it when you were 16, then she will be very hurt. I know. I'm a father of 5 adult kids, and though I haven't seen everything I've seen a lot. - Maybe way too much, in fact.

Answer 5

do you try to say that you are better than your mom .. do you try to say you are a geniuos but your mom is foolish ... excuse me .. but I understood this from your question ..

Answer 6

Why tell her then. Let her believe if that's what makes her happy. You're a teenager, so don't tell me you have a problem lying to your parents as a rule.

Answer 7

My advice don't tell her until you leave home. She might kick you out or do something drastic. I had a friend that told her Neo Con mom that she was Pagan and her mom shipped her away to one of those Jesus camps until she admitted that the devil had taken her soul over. Of course, she was lying, but she said they started giving her less and less food everyday until she repented.

Answer 8

If my son or daughter told me that, I would have kicked them out of the house and told them to make their own way in the world. Why should I support a paganistic moron?

Answer 9

If I were you, I would just begin to challenge certain notions of religion with her. Just make it like a gradual thing. A month later tell her you don't want to go to church anymore. She's probably not stupid, so she'll ge the idea that you're becoming a non-believer. If you stand your ground about not going to church and the challenges you have, she'll eventually ask you herself if you're an Atheist. For your sake just say "I don't know, but I really don't believe in religion anymore," or be completely honest depending on how you think she'll react.. . Deep down inside you know if she loves you or not. She'll be hurt but accept you, at any age, if she loves you. Eventually it will become a non-issue and she may doubt religion herself. I became a non-believer and now my mom rejects christianity for all my logical reasons (she wasn't hardcore about religion, but she believed).

Answer 10

You dont have to let her know if shes too religious ,But if you think she needs to know because she wants you to do things like paying etc that you dont want to .So if you can have the logical reason for being an atheist ,so give her your reasons .Maybe she can help you to be a believer or maybe you will convince her to understand your explanation.