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Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:42 pm to LazloHollyfeld
quote:
Baptizing them now doesn't prevent them independently making a decision later in life on what religious route they would like to take
This is the answer.
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:42 pm to kywildcatfanone
quote:the church would die if they didn’t do this
I guess this is a catholic thing to baptize at this early age, but they would not understand at that age.
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:43 pm to LSUfanNkaty
quote:Not as much as the OP's decision offended you
I'm sorry. Did that offend you?
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:44 pm to shel311
quote:
Not as much as the OP's decision offended you
Not sure why it would have
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:45 pm to TIGERBAIT84
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I told her that my wife and I would have a level headed discussion.
How old are your children? If they are old enough to understand what she is asking, then you should ask them if they want to be baptized. Do not leave them out of that decision.
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:45 pm to TigerEd
quote:
If you don't raise your kids with a religion, how do you expect them to choose a religion later in life? They are missing the exposure. If they are raised with some type of religious beliefs while young, they can always reject those beliefs when they are older if they so choose...but not as easy the other way around
I think that’s the point
If you have be tricked into believing something when you’re a kid, something that you wouldn’t buy into it if you were first introduced as an adult, then maybe you shouldn’t force your kid to believe it
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:46 pm to LSUfanNkaty
quote:Also not sure why you thought you offended the other poster, so...
Not sure why it would have
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:47 pm to LazloHollyfeld
quote:
Baptizing them now doesn't prevent them independently making a decision later in life on what religious route they would like to take
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:47 pm to lsucoonass
quote:
Yeah I would grant that wish.
Not so much for the grandmother as much as it is for your kids
I am by no means suggesting what I’m about to say is exactly what lsucoonass believes, but I believe it highlights a larger point in religious vs. non-religious understanding.
Those who are religious, especially those who are extremely religious, usually can’t understand (or in many cases even fathom) why people don’t see religion the way they do. It sounds like your grandmother doesn’t understand at a fundamental level why you and your wife made the decision you did.
You’ve considered it, and your answer is no. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find a middle ground with her. I would go back and suggest that while you won’t grant her wish, you would like to show her that her great-grandkids value her wish and would, say, pray the rosary with her. While they may not know the prayers yet, just spending that time with her would mean a ton in her final days/weeks/months.
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:47 pm to Slimeball
quote:Unless I misunderstood what he was saying, that was pretty amazing that he walked right into saying a grown arse adult wouldn't just join a religion, only a kid could be suckered into it.
I think that’s the point
If you have be tricked into believing something when you’re a kid, something that you wouldn’t buy into it if you were first introduced as an adult, then maybe you shouldn’t force your kid to believe it
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:48 pm to CoachChappy
quote:1.5 pages in and we have found the crazy!
OP Why didn't you baptize your kids? "I want them to make a decision on their own one day" is bullshite.
ETA: After reading the other responses, this is pretty tame. Some of these responses are absolutely batshit
This post was edited on 3/5/20 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:48 pm to TIGERBAIT84
Should have baptized them at birth. The kids would never know the difference and you wouldn't be having this awkward problem now.
TLDR, time travel.
TLDR, time travel.
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:49 pm to shel311
quote:
Also not sure why you thought you offended the other poster, so...
Then I'm not sure how our post's needed your input, so....
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:50 pm to WillFerrellisking
quote:Or you could just try your hardest not to be a twat...that's a pretty decent standard and/or guide to live your life by.
And this is what’s wrong with people these days, no God/Religion in their lives leads to no guidance or standard to live by. If you are Catholic then raise your children to be Catholic and follow that religion.
Plenty of people with religion are still twats, so what's that tell you?
This post was edited on 3/5/20 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:50 pm to LSUfanNkaty
quote:Message boards, ya know.
Then I'm not sure how our post's needed your input, so....
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:50 pm to TIGERBAIT84
Thank God you has the best interest for your children before she leaves. There isn't any selfishness to it. Do it. 
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:51 pm to TIGERBAIT84
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She called me this morning asking if we would consider baptizing our children before she dies.
If that's really what she asked (consideration), then you've done that and can give an answer of no.
If that's not good enough for her, there's no reason to abandon the philosophy you've employed in your family just because she's selfishly utilizing her situation as leverage.
Conceding and doing a 180 forcing your kids to begin that process is a move they won't appreciate at all now or in the future. Particularly if you've laid out the philosophy to them directly, you'd just be confusing them. Hopefully they wouldn't hold it against you in the future, because unlike gma you'll have to live with them for a while.
This post was edited on 3/5/20 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:51 pm to TIGERBAIT84
My grandparents had brother/me baptized without my parents knowledge.
At least your grandma isn’t doing that.
At least your grandma isn’t doing that.
Posted on 3/5/20 at 1:51 pm to TIGERBAIT84
While I would respect her because she is old and on her death bed, it would bother me. You and your wife made a decision about your kids and your dying grandmother (the kids great grandmother) wants YOU to do what she think is best for them.
Would she find out if you told her yall did it but didn't really do it?
In order to get them baptized Catholic don't you have to go through classes and other stuff before doing it? I know if an adult decides to become Catholic they have to go through stuff... But that seems like an odd thing for a great grandmother to want from her great grandkids.
Would she find out if you told her yall did it but didn't really do it?
In order to get them baptized Catholic don't you have to go through classes and other stuff before doing it? I know if an adult decides to become Catholic they have to go through stuff... But that seems like an odd thing for a great grandmother to want from her great grandkids.
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