Degrees of separation 👨👩👦👦 | 'My door is always open to her and if one day, she decides that she is ready to accept me as her sister then I would be delighted.' ✍️ writes an anonymous contributor for MetroOpinion
Marie and I were so close when we were growing up and while many of our friends fought like cat and dog with their siblings, we played along well together as brother and sister.I sang and played guitar and banjo, Marie played the accordion and sang, Dad played the harmonica and melodeon and Mum sang and played percussion.
We were well known on the folk club circuit and I have such fond memories of our annual family holidays to Sidmouth Folk Festival. Crowds would gather around us as we busked for fun with other musicians on the seafront with our pet dog, who was always the centre of attention. They were such happy times – we were as close as any family could get.
However, around 36 years ago Marie met a man called James* who was also into music and he would often join us at our gigs. All seemed well at first and around a year after meeting, they got married. Shortly after their wedding, they announced that they were both, which they told us was part of the Baptist Church. At first, we didn’t understand the consequences of what they had told us as we had no idea of how extreme and evangelical they would become.
That’s when everything began to change. They started to distance themselves from the rest of the family and told us that they had been ‘saved’ and the rest of us were going to Hell. We were all shocked and hurt by this, as they now seemed so cold and distant towards us after being so close. Their harsh statement really stung.Degrees of SeparationEstrangement is not a one-size-fits-all situation, and we want to give voice to those who've been through it themselves.
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