Hi, it's me again. There have been times when I ask myself if I should have become Catholic if I knew that fulfilling my baptismal promises would be too difficult. It's difficult mainly because of my dad, but that's bad enough. To make matters worse, I'm worried that since the weather is becoming warmer, I'm not wanting to wear pants to church. On top of that, I feel that the only time I have a self-esteem is when I wear a dress. I tend not to wear a dress if it doesn't reach at least halfway in-between my knee and ankle, but I know my dad won't like it anyway. My brother is not helping the situation and is trying to placate my dad by telling him that even though I go to church, it doesn't mean I agree with everything in the church. It turns out that he said that to my dad without my knowledge or permission and I don't appreciate it. My brother is also suggesting to me not to wear any dresses in front of my dad if it bothers him and to change the clothes at church and I'm like, that's a burden just to bring a separate set of clothes to change in a public restroom. He's like "Well you don't go to church that often, do you?" As if there's a certain point to where it becomes "I'm at church too often."
(I'm not trying to make it look like the dress is the central point of this thread, but it's a part of it)
(I'm not trying to make it look like the dress is the central point of this thread, but it's a part of it)