Yesterday my Aunt and her friend were talking in front of me. Friend was commenting on how cute I was, asked about school, congratulated me on my grades, and asked if I was married. She told my Aunt I should marry her son. My Aunt's immediate reaction was "Well, she doesn't go to church," and like that the conversation turned. "Oh, well that won't work then."
Not that I want to marry her son, because I'm really happy with Sean, but I'm annoyed that that's why I was turned away. No where was it mentioned that I was a christian, or I believed in God, or I said my prayers at night, or I treat everyone with love and respect, or that I'm accepting strive to help others.
I was turned away because I don't go to church.
Does this seem totally unrealistic to anyone else? Yes.
Do I really need to move out of the Mormon Bubble? Yes.
10 comments:
AAAAH! I'm sorry Callie...
People can be so thoughtless sometimes... : (
Utah can be very frustrating...
Me, Cass and you should just pick up and MOVE! :)
Hi Callie-I am afraid that living in UTAH that will always be an issue. How well I remember some petty things that happened to me. You are right to feel offended and I love your mother's email signature line---being Christian is not about attendance, it is about who you are, your faith and how you treat others. Hang in there, girl. You are doing FINE.
Yikes...sorry about that. I am one of Page's "friends". I just stopped going to church because I finally decided to "learn more about it" I have been going my whole life and didn't know any history. Just bom stories. Well I found it wasn't true and want to leave the mormon bubble so my kids don't have to experience crap like that. People think I'm lost and confused. That something terrible has happened to me or I was offended. I just kind of laugh to myself. My life is so much more happy and full now. And HELLO just because I'm no longer "mormon" doesn't mean I don't pray with my kids and believe in God.
That is so stupid!! I hate when people judge before they get to know you! like old people when they see me with pat and cooper! people are stinking dumb!!
Callie - your a doll and your blog is hilarious! You really put your stuff out there and it is refreshing! Don't be offended by the comment. Relationships are hard and if you don't have the same beliefs, it makes it even more difficult!
Wow I'm sorry :( But really just brush it off. Living in Utah is great... but you will still get petty comments... but you'll get them everywhere about many different things.
Keep up the great blog! I love it!
Callie love your blog and adore you! It sucks to feel offended and it hurts! Someone judging or looking at you a certain way for not going to church just really stinks! Remember that it is no differnt for you to judge or looking at church members or "Utahn's" as all the same too! Then your doing the same thing that was done to you!
I am following you to Colorado wether you and Sean like it... or not. :D
This mormon bubble definitely sucks and you will LOVE Colorado.
Shouldn't let it bother you. You wouldn't wanna marry into a family like that anyway.
Just keep on saying those prayers and being happy.
Oh I heard that my entire school LIFE.
I do go to church, on Christmas.
God and I have a mutual understanding with each other. No one needs to butt in ;)
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