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Q: Where do you stand on gobbledygook?
Not much of one for superstition, but my extended family are silly with it: dreams of colourful snakes, or tucking a red bag of money into a newborn's shorts, or wearing your hat in the shower or some such nonsense all mean good fortune will come to you, (sure it will, you've been doing that sh*t all your life and you're broke), or sitting on a rock on a Sunday will ensure you bare a son, (yep, yep, yep, of course it does, except for when it doesn't). There are millions of these cartoon fantasies people invent to make sense of the random events of their lives, and they are entitled their fantasies, I just get ticked off when I'm pushed to participate in such delusion. More than anything though it's when my son is fed these ridiculous ideas, many of which encourage a fear in failing to follow the necessary steps in order to avoid some form of divine retribution for opening an umbrella indoors or whatever. It is then, and only then, that I will raise an otherwise uninterested ear and throw in my ten cents worth, which is likely to be something along the lines of "That's bollocks." But what of yourself? How much have the superstitious imaginings of family members interfered with your life here?
Not at all. They have a few superstitious traditions, but only for holidays. And recently for my womans grandpa that died.They didnt bother to explain them to my wife`s generation and they do them with the enthusiam of a bored teanager. So i asked pops why on certain holidays they do this wierd praying and pouring wine out and the incense and all of that. He explained that no one really understands it but the older generation ( grandparents and great uncles, people in their 80s) find it important and our family is shit and shitty kids if we dont go through the motions.
I told hom when he croaks none of his kids are gonna go any of that. He was cool with that.
They dont seem to have anybday to day traditions or superstitions. They dont give me crap about drinking cold drinks and keep me well stocked up. They never try to push certain foods. They seem to be pretty logical people. But this might all change the minute a baby comes. I doubt it but im.expecting the battles none the less.
expatlife26:
I imagine that's because you're a normal person with some dignity who wouldnt get involve with ignorant losers bossing you around with bullshit.
I hear these horror stories about mothers in law and gfs families treating them like shit and all I can think is what the fuck is that person's problem putting themselves in that position?
mArtiAn:
When my wife was pregnant with our second kid our first kid worked out how to open our front door. I said no problem, I'll get a lock put on out of his reach. She said no, that would create a hole for the baby's spirit to get lost into. She'd miscarried the year before so I indulged her fear and irrationality but the truth is she'd been fed this nonsense by her mother. And PS: expatlife, correct me if I'm wrong but that looked like a dig at me. All I can say is life ain't black and white.
expatlife26:
I dont mean to say you're a bad person or anything.
But be as aggressive with them as they are with you, I find dealing with stupidity to be so fucking frustrating that I really would avoid relationships with people with stupid parents unless it's understood those stupid parents would never get to interact with the hypothetical child and infect them with bad values.
I realize things aren't black and white, and it's not always easy though. Apologies for being a dick.
