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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 664981" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Cedar, I was jealous of Christmas. I wanted to celebrate Christmas. I was the most enthusiastic Christmas person on earth when I first celebrating it, when I was trying out the christian church with my first husband. Through the years, Christmas has been less religious and more familial, but I still try to make every Christmas fun for my kids and I will really enjoy spending this one with BuddhaBaby. My daughter isn't Christian either, like me more Buddhist, but they certainly will do a family Christmas with all of us, unless we choose two celebrations (one in Chicago, one in Wisconsin). </p><p></p><p>I am sorry too that I was not given a proper Jewish upbringing. However, it didn't happen and it is what it is. </p><p></p><p>I did have to laugh at your friend from NY. I was like him. I used to say to my mom, "Why do you say Jews are a minority? EVERYONE is Jewish."</p><p></p><p>After I married and left home, at the too young age of 20 (by one single month), I never talked about being Jewish and it never seemed to come up. I remember being at work and talking happily about how excited I was about Christmas so I guess nobody even figured it out after that. It was not a good memory for me, unfortunately. And I did not look "stereotypical Jewish." </p><p></p><p>Bart has no interested at all in his roots. He didn't know anyone from the evil family so he has no attachment to his roots. He remembers and thinks fondly of my ex's FOO. But then they were there for him and very kind people.</p><p></p><p>I did not want to celebrate two holidays. I wanted my children to grow up Christian. Only one did...lol....but none of them ever knew Jewish people. We didn't live where there were many Jews and they have been absent from the lives of my children. And my children, none of them, think well of the few FOO who are still living. They like my father ok, but he doesn't talk about Judaism to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 664981, member: 1550"] Cedar, I was jealous of Christmas. I wanted to celebrate Christmas. I was the most enthusiastic Christmas person on earth when I first celebrating it, when I was trying out the christian church with my first husband. Through the years, Christmas has been less religious and more familial, but I still try to make every Christmas fun for my kids and I will really enjoy spending this one with BuddhaBaby. My daughter isn't Christian either, like me more Buddhist, but they certainly will do a family Christmas with all of us, unless we choose two celebrations (one in Chicago, one in Wisconsin). I am sorry too that I was not given a proper Jewish upbringing. However, it didn't happen and it is what it is. I did have to laugh at your friend from NY. I was like him. I used to say to my mom, "Why do you say Jews are a minority? EVERYONE is Jewish." After I married and left home, at the too young age of 20 (by one single month), I never talked about being Jewish and it never seemed to come up. I remember being at work and talking happily about how excited I was about Christmas so I guess nobody even figured it out after that. It was not a good memory for me, unfortunately. And I did not look "stereotypical Jewish." Bart has no interested at all in his roots. He didn't know anyone from the evil family so he has no attachment to his roots. He remembers and thinks fondly of my ex's FOO. But then they were there for him and very kind people. I did not want to celebrate two holidays. I wanted my children to grow up Christian. Only one did...lol....but none of them ever knew Jewish people. We didn't live where there were many Jews and they have been absent from the lives of my children. And my children, none of them, think well of the few FOO who are still living. They like my father ok, but he doesn't talk about Judaism to them. [/QUOTE]
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