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I have a young sibling who is quite curious about the world, as most young children are. They will sometimes get Christian videos on YouTube shorts. I am also a polytheist and don’t really hide it.

They’ve had questions about God, and other Gods (like the ones I worship), and I always try to give a response that makes them come up with their own opinion. For example, if they ask “Is God/Zeus/etc. real?”I will respond with “What do you think?” Or, alternatively if they keep going “yeah, but are they real?” I may go “To me they are, but you don’t have to believe in them”.

They have all sorts of questions about Heaven and Hell and and whatever I’m doing religious wise (or something connected but not directly religious). What are the best way I can answer these without swaying his opinion to one belief over another?

If they want to participate in what I’m doing I will admit that I let him, but never invite them beyond that.

Greetings and Salutations!

I am concerned I might be forcing my beliefs onto my family and it’s given me anxiety.

I have a sibling under 10 who has been VERY interested in what I’m going (practice wise). Asking about statues, the mythology, asking if the Gods are real, what I’m doing Divination-wise.

When it came to asking whether or not the Gods were real my response has always been “Well, what do you think?” Aside from one time where I went “I believe in them, but you don’t have to”.

My sibling is so curious. Today I did divination with them because they saw I was doing it and wanted to try. Let them pick the cards out and everything while I interpreted them. I also gave them a pendulum. I am sick-to-my-stomach nervous that I’m forcing my beliefs onto them. They were so happy though. I’ve previously given them dice from my collection so they could roll yes-or-no answers because they enjoyed doing it so much.

I don’t mention it outside when they ask about it. I rarely talk about it to my parents (in part because they don’t really believe in the Gods), but I’m so scared it’s going to come across as me converting them.

Help? What should I do?

Edit: Thank you for all the responses! I was genuinely worried about forcing my beliefs onto my sibling, so it’s good to be assured I’m not.

I would like to, at some point in the future, take a trip to Greece and Italy. I know of a few sacred sites - that said, what are some places you all think are worthy of visiting? Especially if they’re lesser known.

Does anyone else have the problem where they and nothing else feels real sometimes? Like you’re just a character in a piece of media. Do you ever catch yourself thinking or acting or speaking like a character from a piece of media you consumed? Or an animal? Or anything but you? And in that moment you realize you don’t know your own personality?

Or is that just me?

Does anyone else’s voices have names and pronouns?

They’re most certainly a voice - not a system mate or anything in the DID realm. 100% a voice.

But they’re insistent that their name is Evi (short for Evil) and that their pronouns are she/her. For the longest time I was very much, like, strict on making sure I was using the right pronouns and such… but after years of tormenting and misgendering for her side I don’t try as hard.

Does anyone else’s have voices with names?