Something I noticed last week, is that I don’t think my sister is teaching my nieces and nephew that my husband and child and I do not follow Catholic tradition. It was very confusing for my 6yo when her cousin asked her why she was eating already (without praying.) When I explained she doesn’t know about it 11yo niece and 8 yr old nephew were like, “you don’t even pray?” I tried to explain that we do, just in different ways… but there was a look on their faces that made me feel uncomfortable.

The eldest niece (13) remembers our wedding in the Hindu Temple. But hasn’t any idea about Hinduism beyond the cool clothes she wore to our wedding.

I was raised Catholic. I was good at being Catholic. But too many straws for this camel… the final one being the fact that the church would not recognize my marriage as valid. Why would I want to bring my child up that way?

I’m so worried Ohio is going to fall in line with this bible business.