Daughter says she doesn't believe in God

So we've raised our kids in the church (wife is Catholic, I was previously UMC, but Episcopalian now), and we've never had any issues with buy-in from the kids until now. Recently, our daughter (13f) told us she doesn't want to be a part of the church anymore and doesn't believe in God. Now, this is part of a pattern of behavior from her recently that I would describe as oppositional and confrontational. She is doing the typical teen rebellion thing, and has also been showing signs of mental health problems. That's a whole thing that I won't fully go into here, but we're taking her to lots of doctors including weekly therapy appointments and even an in-patient stint. It has been a huge mental strain on the family. One thing I found strange was that she mentioned she couldn't be accepted in church because she's gay. But... it's the Episcopal Church. Our priest is literally gay. I don't really think it has anything to do with that. I'm worried this is part of a middle finger campaign, and feeling like she has to be edgy and different for some reason.

Anyway, I guess the part where I'm looking for advice is how to handle this. My wife wants to argue with her about it and keeps thinking she can "win" verbally to get her to change her mind. I think this will only push her further away. But I don't really know what to do

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u/wrecktus_abdominus — 18 hours ago

My son is amazing

Pictured: banana bread. Sadly I was out of pecans, but it was still delicious.

I hope brag posts are ok. Obviously I'm not trying to make anyone feel less or whatever because everyone's gifts are different, and every human is valuable. But I love my kids so freaking much and I am blown away by them; they're unbelievable. I just wanted to shout into the ether about it.

My wife and I (41, m and f) have three kids. And I could easily make a brag post about all of them. I know, I'm biased. But still. Anyway, right now I feel like talking about the oldest (16 m). This kid, man. Soooo smart. Like, identified by his teachers as gifted since he first started school. He took the pre-SAT this past academic year and got a 1460. Tested into Calculus II for his upcoming junior year, and he hasn't even taken pre-cal before. He's a three sport athlete and got two varsity letters his sophomore year. And even with all that, he's such a kind, humble kid. He loves family dinners and going with us to church on Sunday. He comes with me to the gym and to serve dinners at the homeless shelter, and he helps coach his little brother and sister's middle school swim team. He tells me he loves me every day. He got his first job this summer and his driver's license soon too!

I'm so proud of him, but now I'm sad too. He just got accepted to a magnet school that is the top school in our state, and top ten in the country. It's on the campus of a university, and the kids live in a dorm and can even take some college classes at the University (not just dual credit, in the college classroom). Sadly, this means he'll be moving two hours away. He'll still come home two weekends a month plus the regular school breaks. But even though I'm so proud of him, I'm still sad my son will be leaving home 2 years ahead of schedule. But this kid has a bright future!

Peace and love, friends!

u/wrecktus_abdominus — 26 days ago

Tiny egg

One of our chickens (2 years old, been laying normal eggs for a while) just laid the smallest egg I've ever seen. Garlic clove for scale.

Edit: the egg weighed 10 grams. We boiled it and peeled it. Instead of a yolk it had a hard little blood clot

u/wrecktus_abdominus — 3 months ago
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Mormont's raven [spoilers main]

Why don't we know more about Mormont's raven? He seems important. He's been in all the books, seems to give important foreshadowing, probably being warged by someone. Mormont clearly liked him, always had him around. But we never learn where he came from. Or even his name? What's up with that?

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u/wrecktus_abdominus — 3 months ago