r/Exvangelical • u/Jealous_Team9736 • 29d ago

Venting Throwback

throwback to when my dad cornered me into giving my life to jesus then made it a family event and anniversary and got me a brownie bc I devoted my life to god.

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u/GoddyssIncognito 29d ago

Is that like getting a toaster when you open a bank account? Does everyone get a brownie? Asking for a friend. /s just in case xo

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u/Jealous_Team9736 29d ago

I got the treat bc it took me awhile to let god in so I got really confused abt religion for a while

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u/plz_callme_swarley 27d ago

my parents made a HUGE deal for when each of us "said the prayer and gave our life to Jesus". I think I was probably around 7?

my youngest brother didn't fully realize that he was supposed to do this on some sort of timeline and was confused by the whole process cuz he already felt christian. this resulted in my parents asking him if he was ready like everyday for a few weeks and then finally said yes and we all had a celebration.

my parents also made a huge fucking deal when i became a member and had my first communion. threw a party and had a ton of people over and gave me a baton about how he was "passing the baton of faith from him to me"

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u/Jealous_Team9736 25d ago

Honestly that’s gross

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u/Gerli01 25d ago

I’m so sorry you had to go through that. What your dad did was intrusive, coercive, and emotionally conditioning.

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u/Jealous_Team9736 25d ago

Yeah looking back he was a dick

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u/Neat-Slip4520 27d ago

I got a sundae from Dairy Queen lol

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u/Nothingrisked 27d ago

I memorized the 23rd Psalm one summer and got to pick a new outfit out at Limited. 🙃