Just need to get this off my chest.

3/7/20202 - Sat. I spent most of my day at a in person interview and trial run for a job I applied for.

3/8/20202 - Sun. I took the day off and have spent it resting.

Also today, my younger sister and her family had a “baby dedication” ceremony for her newborn at the church. My mother and sister knows that I am an atheist, but my father does not.

Father - Did you sleep all day? Why was you not at the ceremony?

Me - No, I didn’t sleep all day, but I did rest most of the day.

Father - You should have been at the ceremony today.

Me - Well, the ceremony consists of promising to take care of the baby, and to raise the baby the best way the parents know how. Isn’t that what was said?

Father - Yes.

Me - Well, I know my sister is going to do the best she can. I know my sister. I don’t need to see my sister and husband on stage promising to other people.

Father - That’s not the point. You need to be there for family; be there for support.

Me - (sarcastically) I believe I was there at the hospital for the birth.?.

Father - Yes. Yea you was.

Me - Ok, I didn’t have to be there. But I was. I was there in support of my sister and the family at the hospital. Do I have to be at every single event my sister and her family have?

Father - No.

Me - Ok.

Father - (Soft grunt and growl under the breath)