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I am a recovering Boomer

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I just finished reading the post by KOS talking about how religion is on the decline and find my soul to be conflicted. It was a great read. It reminded me of so many things that I have been trying to forget for years. I grew up in the 1970’s . My parents would be the poster children for trumpers if my mom was still alive and my dad didn’t have severe dementia. Dad had a government job mom was a stay at home mom .We were well off. We went to church every Sunday and  had big meals with the most unhealthy foods . Dad smoked camels and mom was morbidly obese . I remember three things from my childhood ; Christmases,fear,and there was never justice or understanding in my house. I eventually became of age and ran as far away from them and religion as I could . That’s what I’m conflicted about. They provided well for us and I should love and respect them but I just cant. I lost my religion when my wife of 25 years died of pancreatic cancer just as things started to get easy for us. The kids were almost grown and money was getting better. That was the place  she and I had worked so hard to get too and then she died . I just couldn’t fathom the injustice of it. That’s the thing ...injustice. Trump and all his minions love the injustice because that’s how their world works and it feels safe to them  I believe. My parents could never be wrong even if they were then they would change the rules and just like with religion you had to just believe in the end it would be for the better but it never seems to be. I cant wait for this older generation to pass on this world will be a better place. I raised my kids to question authority even mine. That parents can and will make mistakes and should admit them . That their sexuality is a human function and shouldn’t be something to be ashamed of and lastly there will be disappointments in life and try to work those issues out the best you can and don’t blame god or society or anything else for those things . Thank you @kos for the post!


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