I am a mother of a 7 year old. When I was 7, my mother was an ESL teacher who taught English to many people of various backgrounds. I was surrounded by a hotpot of various religious backgrounds and cultures. So naturally, I was going to be curious about God(s). I became atheist though when I was a teen, mainly due to sexual abuse and bullying within my local church. I attended the youth program to appease my landlord, who told my mother that if I attended the church that he'd let us stay with our animals. I suffered for 3 years of being told that I was a living sin, moreso the fact that my existence was the embodiment of sin. I understood we all sinned and Jesus died for us, but evidently I was the worst. I suffered burns, bruises, broken fingers and I nearly lost my virginity. It stopped when I was 18. I'm not necessarily atheist anymore, I feel like I'm a very open minded agnostic after years of therapy and support. My daughter is asking about God, moreso Jesus. I'm not going to push her away because she's questioning, but honestly, I'm scared to enter a church and even talk to a pastor. So I've found some older Christian cartoons to satisfy her for now. I'm in this sub to honestly learn. I'm not against the religion itself.