Prayer at meals with fam
How to handle praying at meals? Most of my family is religious and while many pray quietly, my Dad wants to pray out loud over every meal. I go along with it out of respect for him, it does make me slightly uncomfortable but the prospect of refusing to participate is also uncomfortable.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.It's a short prayer and a feeling I can probably live with, I do respect his faith and I trust his intentions are good. But that, along with invites to his church now and then, feel like "witnessing" tactics that I would prefer he not use on me. It feels like disrespect in spite of his intentions.
Wayfarer
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Dec 6, 2017
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If your dad's prayers are brief and to the point, perhaps 'slightly uncomfortable' is a feeling you can live with. But if he goes on and on and the food gets cold, that might be a different matter. If there's a microwave handy, you might quietly make a point of putting your dinner in to reheat when he's finished.
Coffeo
Level 8
Dec 1, 2017
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If you don't respect his faith, do whatever you wish. My father's faith is legitimate so I remain quiet during the prayer, but avoid miming other aspect of the prayer's ritual that your family has.
ScioExitium
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Dec 1, 2017
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