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When adult children reject family faith traditions

My adult daughter has completely rejected the faith we raised her in and every family gathering becomes a minefield of things we can't say. My husband thinks we should respect her choices completely and I'm grieving the loss of what I thought would be our shared foundation forever.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parents are navigating different responses to their child's spiritual departure while maintaining family connection.

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