Oh man, and I thought I had it bad. My parents are also pretty conservative, like I can't even say anything moderately blasphemous like "church is boring" or "the Bible is stupid" around them without them blowing a fuse. I remember one night my dad was complaining about people who insult the Vatican and the Bible and what not. Little does he know, in fact he doesn't know at all that I make jokes about religion all the time. If my parents found out about my atheism they would blow a fuse. It's their fault I dislike their religion, if they weren't constantly telling me to cross myself, pray, memorize The Creed, Hail Mary, etc., forcing me to go to church, and all that mumbo jumbo. The annoying part is that my parents are disappointed by the fact that my two elder brothers aren't religious. Which makes me the next target. This one time after being dragged to church my dad was talking about how I "misbehave" in church, that I face the wrong way, never sing, never cross myself, or sit properly. Then he went on and said something about me being "not normal", me being "different", me being "not like everyone else". Well of course I'm different, I'm not a fucking sheep like everyone else. Then he compared me to other people my age who do take religion seriously. I mean FFS my mom got mad at me for not wanting a crucifix in my room, and of course she still hung it there. There's a crucifix in just about every room in the house, is it really necessary for her to hang one in my room? Is having a rosary in the car not enough? The best way to put it is like this; my parents fed me religion, I puked it out, and now I refuse to eat it.
When my mom found out that I liked MLP she just laughed at me. My dad doesn't know, and he doesn't really understand this sort of stuff. Boy if my parents saw the kind of music that I like, they would probably blow their top off. My mom's cool with me buying CDs but lucky for me she doesn't go through them.
Yea, my dad's like this too. I remember he's gotten mad at me for being "girly" and stuff. My parents also get annoyed by the fact that I'm not very athletic. My two older brothers were very athletic at my age and when they compare me to them, it drives me nuts. Apparently, not being interested in playing sports is also "girly". I'm bisexual and agender, I'm not going to bother telling my parents. Although my mom seems to be okay with LGBT people. My dad on the other hand, not so much.
What? No. If anything this world lacks enough open mindedness. Open mindedness is a gift, a gift that many people lack and that those who do posses it have to suffer because of those who lack it. Unfortunately, it's really hard for those who lack it to get it.