I Understand Completely

Submitted by Jana (United States), Nov 14, 2009 at 23:36

I am so sorry to hear that your boyfriend and his family treat you this way, you don't deserve it at all and more importantly..they don't deserve YOU or your wonderful family. I would like you to know that not everyone (Americans/Christians ect) is like this. Some are more ignorant than others and less open minded. Please don't let how these people have treated you become your opinion of Christians, This is not CHRISTIANITY at all. Our religion teaches us NOT to judge others and that everyone was created EQUALLY. I cried when I read your post..what a horrible thing to have to endure. Please do what's best for YOU and never forget yourself and what you deserve which isn't this awful family.

Recently I have fallen for a muslim boy named Mohamed but his family seems to think that religion makes a person and therefore would not accept me into their family. I'm not even aloud to be friends with Mohamed but he sneaks online and talks to me at night. It hurts alot knowing that my intentions for their son are nothing more than the best and i'd never try to convert him to Christianity. I'd love him just as any Muslim girl would yet they seem to see me as something less. I would even convert to Muslim if that's what it took to please them because I respect Mohamed that much

. I agree with you, I don't believe God was Muslim, Christian or Jew..God is God and loves us no matter what we choose, he just wants us to be happy and we just want to please him. I went for a walk tonight to the park by the church and asked God why there can't be just one religion. Why is this separating people, it isn't right. I've never loved someone so much and he wants to be with me too but he said if his parents forbid him to see me then we would always be best friends even after they find him a wife to marry. That killed me though, I would do anything to be born into what they find a suitable human being but I can't, it isn't possible. I feel worthless. I wish everyone had a family like yours that was so accepting. I would do anything for his family, I only want to make them happy but they wont even hear of it, much less meet me. I don't know if I should fight for love or just give up. I just know that I will never be happy again, Mohamed is the only thing that makes life worth living..he is my angel.

Sorry for babbling..I really just needed to get this out without the fear of being judged and you seem to be in a similar situation. I know how you feel and i'm so sorry. Salam.

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