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I deleted all my adopted family off Facebook beside my mom...they all disowned me when I came out as an atheist

MayRebel 5 Mar 17
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I know it's a small consolation to have a bunch of strangers sending you messages of support. I'm sorry you have to deal with this. I didn't have anything like that I'm my own life. My family didn't understand but they didn't disown me. I think the worse thing was that my mom told me that her biggest regret was not instilling God in her children at an early age. I was like, before I learned to reason you mean?
Maybe they will come around... Assuming you still want them in your life. I hope things get better for you.

JeffB Level 6 Mar 18, 2018
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Enjoy your life. Take care.

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A lot of them will come around

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They do the same thing to people who come out as gay, trans, or who even change church affiliations.
In my family, it was for divorce; I was ostracized when my cheating ex ran off with a younger woman (to my vast relief). But according to them, somehow, I was to blame, and my religious mom would plead for me to try harder to please him!

In the 1970s, my mom didn't write me for a year after I mentioned I was attending a different church denomination

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Sounds like they're in a cult. Congratulations on your escape! You should find new friends and a more normal life after some "growing pains". But that's just normal, right? Welcome in the outside!

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Welcome to your new family. True family will love you no matter what.

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Im sorry thats an awful thing, all over how they feel, ?! I wouldn't just do the best i could ,not deal with judgmental people like that

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I’m sorry that sucks. Maybe they will come around. It took a little while for some of my family to except it. But I came out at twelve.

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