
Hi everyone! I'm new to this sub, but I wanted to throw this out there for some perspective, since I don't like the mixed feelings I'm getting from my decision.Both my husband and I were raised Catholic, went to Catholic School for 12 years, etc. Neither of us were ever fully invested in the religion and the idea of God, it was more tradition than anything else. We never prayed at home or did anything spiritual, it was mostly because my parents went to Catholic school and that's just what they knew.Since then I've developed more of an agnostic point of view, and I now have an 8 month old daughter. We decided to not raise her Catholic for a few reasons:We just don't follow that faith, and it just feels wrong to go through those motions.I terminated a very much wanted pregnancy a few years ago that broke my heart, and I got a lot of judgement from some Catholics I encountered.Among other minor reasons I just no longer agree with.We have gotten questions from family about this, including my MIL who can't believe "we are just going to let our baby go to hell". None of that bothers me, and I would rather raise a daughter to be a good person because of decent values, not because she wants to go to heaven. However, I do feel sad that we won't be continuing certain traditions, like sacraments, recognizing church hymns we know by heart, etc.Is that silly to feel this way and has anyone felt like this? I see friends posting baptism pictures and not many friends have gone this route that we chose, but I'm staying strong. I just can't help but feel a little left out. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2HMB3Ub
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