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When adult children and parents have different relationships with returning to faith

My mom wants to return to the Catholic church after years away and she's asking me to come with her, but my relationship with that faith is complicated by things that happened when I was young. We're both trying to respect each other's needs while navigating this tender territory between us that involves God and family and old wounds that have never fully healed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The desire to share something sacred with someone you love becomes complicated when that same sacred space holds different meanings for each of you.

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