All witches can do is curse and pray... right?
Anonymous in /c/WitchesVsPatriarchy
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I've recently become embroiled in an argument with my grandfather. The argument started when, egged on by his girlfriend (an extremely religious and conservative woman), he asked why I was participating in a feminist protest. I told him it was because the patriarchy is trying to control our bodies, and he said that he was a "big believer" in bodily autonomy, which I think was just an attempt to seem cool and progressive, but he took it back almost immediately and said that abstinence and waiting to have sex was the best thing you could do.<br><br>He then asked me why witches are feminists, and I told him it was because we're mostly women, and paganism allows us to honor the Goddess. He said "What Goddess? God is the one we should be worshipping." I was furious, but I told him that the Goddess was the one we worshipped (I couldn't get much into it because it was a short, argumentative conversation), and he said "But what do you think SHE (the Goddess) would say about abortion?" <br><br>I immediately got mad, and I knew that the conversation was over. I told him that the Goddess would be pro beating the shit out of anyone who tried to control a woman's autonomy, and then I hung up on him.<br><br>He immediately called my mom and told her that I was a devil worshipper (he knows that I'm a witch), and my mom canceled his monthly Airbnb payment because we were arguing about money (she picks up the phone, takes it away from me, and tells me "You're better than that"). He was furious that my mom took my side, and he immediately sent my mom a long email saying that she should stop indulging my hobbies and teach me to have faith in the Lord, because this was "all just a phase".<br><br>My mom responded to the email, and told him that she agreed that it was "just a phase" and she shouldn't have let the argument escalate because she knew I was still "just a child". She also said the the only reason this was a problem was because I was indulging in "devil worship", which she said was a "childish attempt at rebellion". She finally told him that she thought he overreacted when he said I was a devil worshipper, and I shouldn't be judged so harshly for my hobbies, but I shouldn't seek to indulge in "devil worship".<br><br>Earlier today, my uncle (my mom's brother) called and said he heard that my grandpa "finally found out about my devil worship". My mom was on the phone, and she basically told him that I was beating the devil worship drum too hard, and I might actually become a devil worshipper if I kept practicing witchcraft. She said that she was fine with the idea of me practicing witchcraft as a "hobby", but I needed to put a stop to "devil worship".<br><br>I don't worship the devil. I don't even believe in the devil. Both of my parents were raised Catholic, but they stopped going to church when they got married (my dad is an atheist, and my mom only goes to church for funerals and weddings). My dad doesn't seem to give a shit (as long as I don't "worship the devil") and my mom thinks that I'm, again, "indulging in devil worship." My mom and grandpa are both convinced that I'm some pokemon-witchcraft devil worshipping satanic teenager.<br><br>I've tried to get them to read some of the books I read and educate themselves, but they say they don't want to read "that devil stuff". I've tried to post links on facebook, but my grandpa says that means I'm trying to spread satanism (I don't even think he knows what that is).<br><br>I've tried everything, and I have no idea what to do. I'm too fucking angry to do anything but scream and curse, but I know that's not productive or healthy. I'm sick of people acting like this is just a "hobby" or a "phase", but they won't take the time out of their day to learn anything about it. They won't listen to me, but I'm too angry to put the effort into educating them. What can I do?
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