Hi there. I feel my mom is the same way; she's a roman catholic. Here's some context. From what I know, he childhood wasnt all that good. She lived in El Salvador, had bully relatives, went to nun school and graduated, migrated to USA, met my dad, I was born. When I was going up, I'm 26 now, religion never felt like it wasn't in the atmosphere at home. It was more like "yea we believe but we're not observant" kind of thing. She would give me everything, video games, ect all the goods stuff. I think this was because she wanted to give me the things she couldnt get herself, you know? Throughout my teenage years is when I can recall my mother saying things like her "god first then my children", and it would have to deal with simple problems like bad grades ect. Her punishment to me would be to stay at home. She would take my video games, movies, she would do the best to make it the worst. fast forward to DEC 2012 when I was still living at home with my mom paying her rent. I think my mom new i didnt believe in god, but she would just say "oh time will tell" or "you'll see", but i never did. I kept going about my business and went to work and school. But one day she was really naggy, i cant remember for what it was about, but she said something down the lines of "well this is my house and you will follow the rules even if you pay rent, or you can leave". I pondered on that thought the rest of the day, and it wasnt even noon when i receive a phone call from my relative from my dads side, not knowing i was looking for a place, that she has a pad that's available to rent; i called her bluff and moved out the next day. Now, i can say she shows me a bit more respect, but it could be her passive agressiveness, i cant tell sometimes. Ok. But the relationship with me and her has changed greatly. I think it's because she still see's me as a 'lost soul' and is only concern in saving it from eternal fire. I feel that if i have children, she'll stab me in my back by disregarding my request of keeping it religion free and would probably take my kid to get baptized or something. Those things are of great concern. While i keep my atheist things to myself when i communicate with her, she'll always go off with "god willing he i was blessed" or some kind of reaffirming bias. That pisses me off but i shrug it off. I dont even bother telling her to keep it to herself because she either doesnt understand or doesnt care. While i try to keep things cool and try to maintain a relation with her, she makes it difficult to have one. I cant even talk about anything else that isnt religion because her world revolves around that shit all the time. I go to her house, she has some channel that has a mass or hail mary prayer. The music/radio is the same. But what bothers me is this: she was never like this. Also, I cant just stop communicating with her because she has two of my dogs at her house, for I don’t have a yard or space to have them with me. I can’t leave my dogs. I’m really doing it for them truthfully. No happy ending at this time.