She was never happy with the way I was, just with how she wanted me to be. She liked the idea of me, not me. She got weirded out at me for liking girls and being born one, she tried to get me to apologize to God, become His servant, and “convert” and keeps asking me to read the Bible and form a relationship with a being I don’t believe exists. She also she found out I was genderfluid. This was the last straw for me. She asked why my pronouns were “she AND he”. I said I’m genderfluid. She asked if God made a mistake with my gender, and then said no because God never makes mistakes and I should just be a straight Christian girl forever. Is this toxicity disguised as “love” or am I overreacting?

    • GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      She was like “Well, God doesn’t make mistakes, does he? Hmm? Hmm?”

      Genesis Chapter 6 verse 6:

      6 The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”

      Translation:

    • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      “Then why do we need to be ‘Born Again,’ hmm? And circumcisions? If God made you perfect, Some Assembly Required seems strange, hmm? Hmm?!?”

      Or, if you’re feeling particularly snarky: “apparently, he does, as I’m speaking to one right now.”

      E: grammar

    • forrgott@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      Exactly. Bullying takes plenty of different forms. In my own life, I know of a little old lady that bullies people in a very similar way, and always falls back on the line, “I’m just trying to help!” And bullying is the mark of a coward.