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No christening. Family issues

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    #62
    Gbear
    Registered Users Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    I wasn't baptised.

    Starting in about 94 I went to an ET primary school in Glasnevin (NDNSP). For communion about half the class went to a separate room with another teacher to do the relevant preparations. We carried on as normal.
    When I was 9 we moved to France and that has a completely secular education system so it obviously didn't matter there.

    When we came back, we applied for me to go to Christians in Cork City - my dad went there and that's usually more or less a guarantee of getting in.
    They ignored my application - I had N/A on date of baptism.

    Instead I went to Colaiste Choilm, which was a fantastic school.
    We probably would've chosen that anyway, even if I had been accepted into Christians. I think my parents applied there for a laugh more than anything. Neither thought much of the place.

    At school it didn't matter that I wasn't baptised - people by and large didn't give a ****. Some were surprised, but only by the novelty of it. I doubt it has gotten any less tolerant.

    It's only going to become more and more normalised over the next 5-15 years.


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    #63
    Cantremember
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭Cantremember


    I think you should tell your relatives to fcuk off OP, in exactly that language.


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    #64
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    I feel that would be unnecessarily combative and would put my husband into a very awkward position. I have too much respect for him to speak to any of his relatives like that. So hopefully we will be able to get our point across in a kind way but one that leaves no doubt that it won't be done.


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