http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_othershttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=514739335#514739335Hey ( I know this post has been getting replies for the last four years!)I have found those you really love, accept you, maybe it takes some more than others. I used to be married to a minister who was a very unloving person. Everyone in my family saSun, 08 Jan 2012 05:51:21 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=513849545#513849545Don't worry about your question being personal. I've pretty much blasted the whole thing out there on the net. Yes, I do live with my mother. The funny thing about her mind is that, while she's against Wicca and Witchcraft, she still lets me have myThu, 15 Dec 2011 12:17:52 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=513848867#513848867Do you live with her? I am not trying to get too personal, but situations like that can affect both your practice and her reactions to it. And sometimes, I think, at least with my mother, the queen of the passive aggressives, that it is more about poThu, 15 Dec 2011 11:58:58 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=513848681#513848681Thanks for the link. I got that book a year ago and it was really great. I'll have my mother read it. What really sucks is that I'm an adult and practicing paganism.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:52:51 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=513848185#513848185Hi, Bast!You might try getting your mother this book:http://www.amazon.com/When-Someone-You-Love-Wiccan/dp/1564146227Yes, I know it doesn't quite fit, but there aren't any books out there for when someone you love is Kemetic. Anyway, you might use itThu, 15 Dec 2011 11:37:26 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=513816797#513816797I'm 31 almost 32 (I'll be 32 this Friday) and I'm Pagan and proud of it. My mother thinks that New Age is a false religion and all that BS. The problem is that she just doesn't get it. I've never gotten threatened before and I hope never to experinceWed, 14 Dec 2011 15:18:51 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=477700861#477700861Welcome to the Paganism forum Fyrelight! I'm glad you are here. It is a hard fact that not everyone is as open minded/accepting as we would like for them to be. I wish I could say that your experiences are unique... but many of us have felt theSat, 11 Dec 2010 19:15:38 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=477379701#477379701Others' - from family, friends, peers, and strangers - reaction to the relegious path I have aligned myself to has varied greatly from person to person, and has ranged from enthusiastic understanding (other Pagans) to curious to the outright ignorantThu, 09 Dec 2010 11:46:33 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=390223269#390223269Thanks for your post Jordan.The relationship of Pagans (who DO come in a few more variations than the previous poster's short description of a singular faith) to any other religion depends a great deal on his or her personal experiences, in particulaSat, 13 Feb 2010 10:57:56 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/13425279/Reactions_from_others?post_id=390199149#390199149Wow. It never even dawned on me that Pagans were actually hated to the point of death threats. I am a Christian (Baptist, in case you need to know:) I thought Pagans were a relic of the bible until I met my best friend in high school. There are oSat, 13 Feb 2010 01:50:39 -0600