I actually grew up wishing my parents would be MORE active in our church.
I loved church, I was envious of those families where the parents were so involved. It felt to me like those families were so much closer, so much more loving. The kids in those families seemed so confident, so secure....
I struggled with that. I purposely dated guys from those families, and spent all my time with them.
Then, as I packed the car with my stuff to leave for my Freshman year of college, my parents informed me that they were getting divorced. Turns out it had been a FESTIVAL of misery and affairs for most of my childhood. It felt shocking at the time, but, I probably was picking up on it, what with my fixation on the "church families" and all....
So, long story short: I didn't quite know how to answer some of the questions on the poll. Except the Ice Cream one. Because? DUH.
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Date: 2010-10-05 10:28 pm (UTC)I loved church, I was envious of those families where the parents were so involved. It felt to me like those families were so much closer, so much more loving. The kids in those families seemed so confident, so secure....
I struggled with that. I purposely dated guys from those families, and spent all my time with them.
Then, as I packed the car with my stuff to leave for my Freshman year of college, my parents informed me that they were getting divorced. Turns out it had been a FESTIVAL of misery and affairs for most of my childhood. It felt shocking at the time, but, I probably was picking up on it, what with my fixation on the "church families" and all....
So, long story short: I didn't quite know how to answer some of the questions on the poll. Except the Ice Cream one. Because? DUH.