Yes, My Love, you called…?
I’m not calling you as an “Atheist” it’s just a title that I want to use for this post.
Oh. Okay? And…?
(Sigh) My father is an Atheist. Or at least, has been. For almost all his life. I’m not sure about recently… now that they are in their 70s, he’s been going to the Buddhist temples more, with my Mum…
Has he? Also — rewind — your FATHER is an ATHEIST?!
Yes. This is new information.
THIS IS VERY FUCKING NEW INFORMATION.
(Sigh)
How long have you known?
LOL, what do you mean “how long have I known” — ?! My whole LIFE?! He’s always been an Atheist.
You just… never cared to share that information. All these years. Since, what? 2007?! YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO TELL ME THAT YOUR FATHER IS AN ATHEIST!? UNTIL NOW?! THIS MOMENT?! IT COMES OUT. IN YOUR WRITING?! IN A BLOG?!?!?! A FUCKING WORDPRESS FUCKING BLOG?!?!?!!?
(Sigh) Why is this… why are you reacting like this?
It changes a lot of… envisionings… that I had of him.
Oh?
Envisionings? Visions? Envisions? I don’t know what to call it. I had… a lot of ideas… about him… but never once thought, he was an Atheist.
Yeah. I kept that to myself…
Why?
I don’t know…
Why? Dig deeper. Why?!
Because… some of my worst fears… because… their marriage was rocky… it wasn’t smooth sailing…
Many marriages are rocky and not smooth sailing. Are your parents divorced?
No.
So… they persevered.
(Peering)...
You don’t want to talk about this on a public blog.
No. I don’t. Please. Let’s stop. New topic.
…
Why was it so hard to tell me? Why didn’t you just tell me?
It takes TIME to unravel these things. It takes TIME to be in a RELATIONSHIP and unravel TRUTHS. Getting to KNOW EACH OTHER.
It takes TIME to spend. With each other, PHYSICALLY. (Or, in our case now, TELEPATHICALLY)… It takes TIME to really “dig”…
Right… you wanted me to dig.
Not really… I was just reluctant to go there in the first place.
You were reluctant to mention this for… 18 years?!?!?!?
Yes.
And you just had to pull out a calculator to calculate “2025 – 2007” ?
Yes.
Because you can’t do maths very well in your head.
LOL, no…
Anyone else would’ve just figured out in their heads it’s 18 years, love. It’s 18 years.
IS IT?!?! Let me go check on a calculator…
Didn’t you do KUMON?!
Yes! Does that mean that I remember ANY of it?!?!?!!?!?
Do your parents fight like this?
No… they totally do not…
Right. So we’re not them. Whatever the reasons. Whatever your reasons. We’re not them.
No… we have different star signs...
LOL… okay. We have different star signs. So your Mother is a Buddhist, and your Father is an Atheist. Their marriage is… (we are reluctant to give any further details on a public blog)… but whatever that is, WE are different, even though similar — in only that sense. That the Woman, in the relationship, is Buddhist. And the Man, in the relationship, is Atheist. And — after ALL these years — your parents never divorced. They’re still married.
(Nodding) Yes.
I’m very happy right now. I feel like this has been a really, really productive conversation!
Okay, I’m gonna… try to go to bed…
(Devilish grin) Do you want me to join you?
(LOL)
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