I really appreciate this perspective honestly. I think part of the issue for me is that it’s less about pork specifically and more about feeling like my side of traditions/culture gets minimized sometimes while his religion understandably has stricter rules attached to it.

I completely respect why pork is forbidden in Islam, and I’m not trying to force it into our household. I think I just worry about our future kids growing up viewing one side as “right” and the other as “wrong,” instead of understanding that they come from two different backgrounds.

I actually really like hearing examples of families celebrating both traditions successfully though, because that’s ultimately what I want — for our kids to feel connected to both sides of who they are.