I hate Fridays so much. Every Friday my mother starts with the “go pray” “read this” “do that” and I’m honestly so tired of pretending. I literally fake pray just so nobody starts arguing with me or making me feel guilty the whole day.
And the thing that frustrates me the most is how she keeps giving money away in the name of Allah even when we barely have enough ourselves. Every time it’s “Allah will provide” but what about actual reality? What about bills, stress, problems at home? Faith doesn’t magically remove all of that.
I know she means well but living in a super religious household when you don’t feel connected to it is exhausting. I feel bad for even saying this because people immediately act like you’re evil or disrespectful, but I’m genuinely tired of having religion forced into every single thing.