As a child raised in a relatively traditional "Christian" household I was fortunate that my parents didn't force their beliefs on me.... well not directly.
It was more of the, hey I'm not going to tell you what you believe, but assume that you agree with me because it is the "right" thing to believe. And if you don't I'm going to passively aggressively manipulate and guilt you into doing what I want anyway.
I wouldn't really call my parents mean or manipulative, I honestly think to some extent they aren't really aware of their own behavior. What can a parent do but raise their children the way they know best? I guess they can try to find other "better" ways, but that has its limits. Obviously there are some flat out wrong behaviors that I don't feel the need to even mention, but even things like spanking a child are up for debate.
I still think "spare the rod, spoil the child" was thrown in by some religious person that was also an advocate for self-flagellation.
With that said, I still care about them a great deal, because we have shared many positive and negative experiences that have brought us together. I just wish they didn't fear the process of questioning ones beliefs.
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