No Thank You but Thank You For Asking....

With the holidays right around the corner, we have been receiving a few packages in the mail (mostly Amazon...in case you care.) Today in the mailbox was a package from my brother in law addressed to my husband. (This is my husband's sister's husband so really my husband's brother in law..does that make sense?) I called my husband at work to see if he was expecting something from the brother in law, perhaps a present for his wife (the brother in law is a fabulous photographer.) My husband said no and to go ahead a open it....it was a book, with a post it note to my husband that said the brother in law had finished reading the book and thought of my husband, particularly in the first chapter. The book is something about having a thirsty soul and quenching your soul's thirst with JESUS! I guess the my brother and sister in law think we have thirsty Jesus empty souls...which I'm sure we do since neither one of us is religious at all however that's nobodies business but ours! I would NEVER think of sending an unsolicited book of my thoughts on God, Jesus, and religion to the brother and sister in law and if I did I'm sure it would permanently damage our relationship.

I never discuss religion or politics; for one, I'm in Texas and I know my liberal thoughts and ideas are not appreciated by everyone. I have several other very good reasons I'm not religious but they are nobodies business but mine and I don't discuss them freely. If someone really wants to press the issue, I will talk but not without letting them know what I'm about to say and they can't get all pissy with me because they don't like or agree with what I have to say; I've learned my lesson too many times if I don't preface all conversations. For example, not too long ago, I was talking to the above sister in law and I said something about how I thought gay marriage was okay. She didn't get upset or anything just really quite and then said, "Really? You don't think it cheapens your marriage?" I replied, "Nope, don't care...and I don't see how it could cheapen my marriage. It has nothing to do with me and if the gay folks want to get married more power to them." The sister in law didn't call for weeks and weeks and when she did call the tone of the call was very cold. Needless to say, the subject has never been brought up again. Just a few weeks ago I told her a good friend of both of ours broke up with his long time boyfriend. I was going on and on about how sad it was because they were a great couple with a cute dog. She was like, oh well. This is just the gay issue, I can't imagine if I had a heavy discussion with her about religion or politics. (Although my mother in law says to so her, "Well, honey...he's your president.")

So anyway...my hide is chapped. I don't hold a grudge or stay mad at people but this really makes me mad! I don't want to confront the brother or sister in law about it because they will totally take it the wrong way and I will have to live with the punishment for a loooong time. I'm just going to have to get over it.