44 Days of Witchery: Day 25 - How do your close ones feel about your Witchy path? Do they know? Why or why not?

How do your close ones feel about your Witchy path? Do they know? Why or why not?

There are very few who actually know I'm a Witch. I'm very choosy of who I tell. 

Those who KNOW I'm a Witch, how they feel is different for each person. My husband chooses to remain oblivious. He knows, but doesn't say anything about it. My mother somewhat knows...she stumbled upon my books, and only told me to be careful. My mother is the type to allow me to make my own choices, regardless of how it makes her feel. She may not be happy, but she knows I'm an adult and my choices are mine. In all honesty I don't think she knows what it is I actually do. I think she somewhat (innocently but ignorantly, lol) thinks it's the stereotypical Witchcraft portrayed by the biased or media. She too doesn't really care. She's not one of these crazies who think I'm into Devil worship, nor any kind of fundamentalist. She just wants me to be careful...and I don't do anything that I don't feel comfortable with.

My best friend is rather supportive of me and my choice in beliefs, but like the other two, she too doesn't really care. And in all honesty, I think it's best this way. It's better to have them not care about what I do, then have their noses constantly in my practices and telling me I'm going to hell on a daily basis. I have a rather big mouth, and not afraid to state my opinion, and I could sense my not being quiet should someone confront me about it. I would rather though, keep things peaceful, hence why I'm very choosy of who I tell.

Those I definitely WON'T tell I'm a Witch would have to be my husband's grandparents. His grandfather is a former deacon for the Roman Catholic Church. They're kind of a little too into their religion (I say this because when my younger sister-in-law told them she was pregnant (and not married), they told her it was still a sin. Nice, eh?). I just don't have enough energy to participate in a constant debate with them. And my father-in-law (also a Catholic), also is not shy with his opinion, and can get quite loud when trying to get his point across, so he too I will NOT tell. I just don't have the energy to get into verbal confrontations about my beliefs and why someone else thinks it's wrong simply because they don't agree with it. I'll keep my beliefs to myself, unless I am SURE I can trust them with such personal information, and know they'll be supportive.





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