Hi, this is not exactly about the Catholic faith but I am struggling (when am I not).
My dad has had a friend from college for at least 50 years. He's a "friend of the family." He has visited our home on occasion since I was born. The last time, I was on the phone with him (I didn't initiate the call) and he brought up a previous conversation I had had with him in person, about being afraid as a woman to take a walk alone. Well, on the phone he made a casual suggestion that he could take me out for a walk sometime if I felt unsafe. I found it odd for him to ask me that sort of thing, because it sounded like he was implying for a date. I simply said in a grey-rock manner "yeah" and diverted the conversation elsewhere. I didn't think he would bring it up so soon again.
A couple days after that, he calls my dad and asks him if I can go for a walk. I was taken aback by this because I didn't expect it to be brought up so soon. It made me uncomfortable. It weirded my dad out for awhile, but after a few weeks, my dad is simping for him again and telling me that we (me and my dad as a family) should remain in touch with him because he's known us for so long and that it would be rude for us to avoid him. I got really upset at my dad because I told him that I want to take my own precautions. He almost didn't like what I said I'm like, why do you want to practically force me to stay in touch with a man who I have no desire to be friends with? About a month ago, when he came to our home, he literally talked nonstop about the virtues of Islam for four and a half hours, minus going to the bathroom. It was excruciating. I know that there is a verse (2 John 1:10) about not even allowing certain kinds of people into our home! I know that this verse is seemingly not applied these days, but he's a classic example of someone who I think fits the bill. It disgusts me how I have to tolerate such garbage ideology being brought into our home, and to make matters worse, my dad thinks that "avoiding" him while he's visiting the home is rude. I'm like I have the fn right to go wherever I want if he comes over, because he's not my friend!
My dad has had a friend from college for at least 50 years. He's a "friend of the family." He has visited our home on occasion since I was born. The last time, I was on the phone with him (I didn't initiate the call) and he brought up a previous conversation I had had with him in person, about being afraid as a woman to take a walk alone. Well, on the phone he made a casual suggestion that he could take me out for a walk sometime if I felt unsafe. I found it odd for him to ask me that sort of thing, because it sounded like he was implying for a date. I simply said in a grey-rock manner "yeah" and diverted the conversation elsewhere. I didn't think he would bring it up so soon again.
A couple days after that, he calls my dad and asks him if I can go for a walk. I was taken aback by this because I didn't expect it to be brought up so soon. It made me uncomfortable. It weirded my dad out for awhile, but after a few weeks, my dad is simping for him again and telling me that we (me and my dad as a family) should remain in touch with him because he's known us for so long and that it would be rude for us to avoid him. I got really upset at my dad because I told him that I want to take my own precautions. He almost didn't like what I said I'm like, why do you want to practically force me to stay in touch with a man who I have no desire to be friends with? About a month ago, when he came to our home, he literally talked nonstop about the virtues of Islam for four and a half hours, minus going to the bathroom. It was excruciating. I know that there is a verse (2 John 1:10) about not even allowing certain kinds of people into our home! I know that this verse is seemingly not applied these days, but he's a classic example of someone who I think fits the bill. It disgusts me how I have to tolerate such garbage ideology being brought into our home, and to make matters worse, my dad thinks that "avoiding" him while he's visiting the home is rude. I'm like I have the fn right to go wherever I want if he comes over, because he's not my friend!
