Okay, so I'm a Gambian girl and my whole family is Muslim. I have always secretly been an atheist. I have never believed in any kind of God, spiritual being, ghost, devil, anything like that. To protect my atheism, I wore the hijab for three years so I couldn't be found out. I used the excuse of my father's passing (he was very religious) for the "commitment". Now that I'm in college, I've been expressing my true self more slowly and have taken off the hijab. My mom is your typical African mother - misunderstanding towards everything etc.
my next dilemma is that I've been referred to a mental health institution for the second time because of theft of valuable goods and large amounts of money relating to my bipolar/depression and other factors that I can't talk about. My mom of course was hysterical and angry because I can't stop. I don't know **** about black magic in Africa or whatever and I refuse to believe in anything like that; it's just bull****. She bought a whole wad of stuff from the people who make these potions or whatever else resulting in almost £1000 worth, which is ridiculous. She's practically making me bathe in these things, wear these feather things, drink things. I know she's angry and all, but I simply do not believe in these things - what should I do? Stand up for what I don't believe in or just let her believe that instead of medicine and therapy, that water that has been "blessed by God" has helped me overcome my battles?
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