Today, I went to my boyfriend's house to eat dinner with his parents. Everyone wanted me to start the family prayer, and although I hadn't done one in years, I accepted. It went well until I remembered you say "Amen" at the end, not "Uh... Bye." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was invited to my boyfriend's house for dinner for the first time. His mom made a fantastic dinner, so I showed my appreciation by eating the lot. Apparently I was overdoing it because when I looked up everyone was staring. His dad muttered, "Slow the hell down." FML
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Today, I went to my boyfriend's house to meet his parents. After hundreds of passive-aggressive comments, my boyfriend and I went into the kitchen. I started complaining to him about how his parents were horrible and mean. Little did I know, his parents had followed us in and were right behind me. FML
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AlwaysWatching 27
"Rubadubdub thanks for the grub" most anything is better than that, so you're fine on my standards
stieglar 17
At least you were polite about it. "See you later loser" would've made it even worse.
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IWishIWasObama 12
Who asks a visitor (that isn't an obvious religious person) to say a prayer?
Setareh23 34
Maybe she does identify with their religion? I know people who call themselves Christians, but just simply never go to church, pray aloud, or read their Bibles. Some are more practicing, but are simply shy and very rarely pray in front of people. So depending on context (ie: if she told them she was religious) then it might make sense. Also, if they live in an extremely religious place where atheists are rare, they might have just assumed (not saying that's a good thing, but just explaining how it could happen). Who knows...
gracehi 33
I grew up in a home where my dad would always pray before a family dinner. He never asked a guest to do it, and we had them often, so it seems a little strange to me too. Kind of putting them on the spot which could make them uncomfortable, which seems impolite for a host. I have faith myself, but I still don't feel very comfortable praying aloud in front of people. It's not so much a praying issue as it is a public speaking issue, and I'm sure many people who pray routinely feel the same way. I have a friend who's an atheist who works as a waitress in a very religious area, and people will sometimes ask her to pray with them before their meal, which seems super bizarre and awkward to me, but I guess it's very casual for some people. I don't think the boyfriend's family meant to make OP feel uncomfortable, but they shouldn't assume everyone is as comfortable with public prayer as they are.
Marcella1016 32
This. They think it's polite like "Oh look see we think of you as a member of the family! Aren't you so happy we've included you in our ritual?" Thanks but no thanks. As the guest, you feel pressured to accept, and if you're especially not religious, it can just get awkward. They think they're being polite, but honestly it's kind of rude. Something that should only be done with guests you know are into that sort of thing.
Zebediabolical 45
"Thank you Jesus for this food. And Paco. And Pablo. And Julio. For working at dangerous less-than-minimum-wage jobs so that we can get this food at a reasonable price. And Steve, the stereotypical methhead trucker for abandoning his family for weeks at a time so that my lettuce is less than a week old when I get it from the Costco. Uhm. Bye." That's my prayer.
daddysgirl243 21
still courduous. could have been alot worse
e_is_for_eli 12
do you mean courteous?
Miss_Whipped 43
I was thinking corduroys for some reason lol.
Idahome 6
... and I was thinking something to do with curds, as in cheese curds. Ha-ha
TypicalSenpai 14
Hey, at least you tried your best. I'm not sure what kind of Christianity they practice, so it might be more difficult to come up with a prayer on the spot. It has happened to me before, and I didn't know what to say. I was afraid to do Catholic prayer, knowing the family wasn't and panicked. x__x
MrConcise 35
Meh, screw overly-religious losers. If they say prayers before eating, do you really want to be associating with them anyway? "I thank God for this food", NAH, you thank the ******* breadwinner who brings back the cash to buy it.
IWishIWasObama 12
You are trying to be the clever, well-educated atheist like Bill Maher. You're forgetting the clever and well-educated part.
MrConcise 35
Oh please, dear. I've never pretended to be educated. I don't even know who Bill Maher is, he's not important enough for me to care. And we both know I'm clever, your cheeky little comment isn't doing much to dent my self-confidence.
JohnTheDonJuan 11
I have to know, were the pronouns "dude" or "bro" used in your prayer?
CosmicElk 26
Close enough!
cjfred 13
It's okay, OP. "Amen" is just Bible-speak for "Uh, bye...".
samanthahaha 9
"Good food, good meat, thank God, let's EAT!"
juturnaamo 29
In a pinch, you can always fall back on The Lord's Prayer.
BranzerMyDoggie 10
Rookie mistake? It really depends on how much of a believer in God your boyfriends family really is. If they have been baptised they may exxise you from the table as they decide What to do,whereas some people believe that nor saying Amen is a sin and therefore you may not be allowed to partake in anymore events round thier house ever again. Poor luck, OP. Let's just hope they are the first kind of parents and not the latter.
gracehi 33
I'm sure OP would have mentioned if she deeply offended them or if they rejected her. I'm guessing she was just embarrassed and felt stupid for screwing up something so simple.