Do I share my deconstruction with my family or leave be?
Cradle Catholic (now ex) and have been slowly deconstructing for the last 15-30 years. I would consider myself an agnostic atheist now, however the religion is a core part of my family and therefore I haven’t shared this part with my parents. My mom and all her 6 siblings are all devout Catholics, my uncle is even a bishop. My kids attend Catholic school as our local public school is not great and imo not safe, so we’ve opted for Catholic school for their education despite the fact that hubby and I are atheists. I am sure we’ll get flack for this but this is the best decision for us, and I am very happy with the school.
The more a I deconstruct the more preposterous the entire faith has become to me. My parents are both incredibly smart and educated people and so much of me wants to share all the bull*** with them so they too can see how insane this institution is. That said, they’re in their 80s. This is an important part of their lives. Do I just keep performing and pretending we are semi -practicing Catholics and let them live in their land of delulu? My heart tells me it’s selfish to burst their bubble esp in their old age and as they near the end and may find comfort in their faith and fake afterlife. But I’m also exhausted from pretending. Wwyd? Tia 🙏🏻