Left my church and now I'm trying to figure out faith as a dad

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Mar 51 min read

Long story short I grew up super religious, became disillusioned as an adult, left my church 4 years ago. Now I have kids and I'm questioning everything about what I want to teach them. Do I raise them religious? Do I let them choose? My parents would be devastated if they knew I wasn't bringing them up the way I was brought up. I miss some parts of faith but I don't miss the judgment. Anyone else figure this out?

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VVictor R.New DadMar 7

Leaving that community must have felt isolating. Finding your own authentic path and then figuring out how to be a dad within that is legit complex stuff.

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MManuelRegularMar 7

I'm still wrestling with similar stuff. The hardest part for me is not knowing what to teach them about meaning and purpose when I'm still figuring it out myself.

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RRyanNew DadMar 6

This is a heavy one. The faith question gets even more complicated when you're raising kids and wondering what you actually want to pass down to them. How are you approaching it with your kids?

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