Eternal Family?
Things feel like they have settled into a new normal for our family. Sam and I have come to some compromises in our relationship and have mutually quit worrying about the things that we can’t come to a compromise on. Basically, we agree to disagree on the things that we can’t figure out. Having said that, every now and then something comes along that feels like it knocks the wind out of me and makes me feel like this is still an impossible situation. Last week was one of those things. Sam told me that he wants to have his membership removed from the church. He explained that it will make him feel like he’s able to finally close the book on a really painful story. It will allow him to move on and not have anymore ties to the church that did so much damage to him. These are things he thinks. I think that Sam is the kind of person that is all or nothing. I think still having membership in the church, but not participating makes him feel guilty. ...