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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 733958" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Probably, Pink. I spent a lot of time avoiding my mother. As a teen I was never home and I hid a lot from her, especially since she would get nutsy if I dated a boy who wasn't Jewish. Or who was Jewish and had blond hair so she thought he wasn't Jewish. I wish I was kidding but that bothered her a lot yet my crappy report cards she barely spoke about.</p><p></p><p>For my first two high school years, I mostly did date only Jewish boys, but it never made sense to me. We weren't religious and I tended to get along better with non Jewish people. I ended up telling my mom, when I hit my junior year, that I wasn't going to date based on religion period, and then I stopped sharing anything with her. She yelled but I refused to follow the Jewish rule ever again. I have never lived a culturally Jewish life...perhaps my upbringing turned me off. I am not that little Jewish girl anymore...if I ever was. I always seemed to pair up with the one or two kids in my class who were not Jewish. In 2018 If I ever bring up my upbringing, which is rare, people are shocked. Many in this town never knew any Jews and are surprised I'm not like Seinfeld or Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore...lol. Some think if you are born Jewish you have to stay Jewish. It's weird!</p><p></p><p>I loved my brother and sister a lot as a child but I had no desire to change a diaper or be mini mommy.</p><p></p><p>What happened back then doesn't matter. I ended up having an amazing life, and I really never regret that the past is gone. I don't long for the good old days. These are the good old days! I am very happy in the now. And that is nice.</p><p></p><p>Also because maybe of my strong bond with my grandma, I was very able to love and enjoyed raising my own kid's very, very much. I didn't need old rituals. I made my own!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 733958, member: 1550"] Probably, Pink. I spent a lot of time avoiding my mother. As a teen I was never home and I hid a lot from her, especially since she would get nutsy if I dated a boy who wasn't Jewish. Or who was Jewish and had blond hair so she thought he wasn't Jewish. I wish I was kidding but that bothered her a lot yet my crappy report cards she barely spoke about. For my first two high school years, I mostly did date only Jewish boys, but it never made sense to me. We weren't religious and I tended to get along better with non Jewish people. I ended up telling my mom, when I hit my junior year, that I wasn't going to date based on religion period, and then I stopped sharing anything with her. She yelled but I refused to follow the Jewish rule ever again. I have never lived a culturally Jewish life...perhaps my upbringing turned me off. I am not that little Jewish girl anymore...if I ever was. I always seemed to pair up with the one or two kids in my class who were not Jewish. In 2018 If I ever bring up my upbringing, which is rare, people are shocked. Many in this town never knew any Jews and are surprised I'm not like Seinfeld or Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore...lol. Some think if you are born Jewish you have to stay Jewish. It's weird! I loved my brother and sister a lot as a child but I had no desire to change a diaper or be mini mommy. What happened back then doesn't matter. I ended up having an amazing life, and I really never regret that the past is gone. I don't long for the good old days. These are the good old days! I am very happy in the now. And that is nice. Also because maybe of my strong bond with my grandma, I was very able to love and enjoyed raising my own kid's very, very much. I didn't need old rituals. I made my own! [/QUOTE]
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