I did that with my paternal grandfather while he was still alive. I knew that nothing I could say would do anything but make us fight. There's part of me that feels like it's cowardly, but I did it and knew I was doing it.
Right now, I'm feeling sad because Scott's family is a big part of our local support network. I'd like to introduce C., the family friend from my teenage years who lives near us with her son, to them. She feels like part of my family. I can't do it, though, because they'd be...not nasty. They don't tend to be nasty. They go more for the gentle disapproving with lots of prayer and lots of books about finding Jesus and righteousness. They'd disapprove of C. and her son on multiple levels, and introducing them to each other would be a dreadful thing to do to C.
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Date: 2008-09-25 01:43 pm (UTC)Right now, I'm feeling sad because Scott's family is a big part of our local support network. I'd like to introduce C., the family friend from my teenage years who lives near us with her son, to them. She feels like part of my family. I can't do it, though, because they'd be...not nasty. They don't tend to be nasty. They go more for the gentle disapproving with lots of prayer and lots of books about finding Jesus and righteousness. They'd disapprove of C. and her son on multiple levels, and introducing them to each other would be a dreadful thing to do to C.