u/Zen_Cutie

I'm 24 years old and I started studying Buddhism when I was 17 after my grandmother passed away. I was raised Christian, but I knew I never really felt connected to it. My friend had known me since middle school and she was recently getting into her spirituality and I was happy for her. She's Christian and I'm very supportive of any religion as long as it's not harmful. It started off pretty small and I thought nothing of it, feeling happy that my friend found comfort in her religion.

Eventually it started to feel like she was trying to push her religion onto me and I had several conversations with her about it and explained that it made me uncomfortable. She went as far as to say that my beliefs aren't true and that her religion is the only truth and it didn't make me angry, it just felt disappointing. We were friends for almost a decade and I never expected this from her at all.

I was very respectful and I told her that I understand that she feels very strongly of this, but that it made me uncomfortable when she would try to push it on to me. I ended up having to put a firm boundary regarding that because it just kept getting worse. I told her that if she does not respect my beliefs that I would have to stop talking to her because it was affecting me negatively and pushing me away.

This happened last month and I've been reflecting on it for a while. When I told her that I would have to stop talking to her, she basically said that her beliefs matter more than our friendship and that was the last thing we said to each other. It was heartbreaking, But I knew that I needed to set that boundary. I've had problems in the past with not setting boundaries and I'm actually proud that I did and I stuck to it, But sometimes I feel doubt.

I don't have many friends and I'm disabled so it's hard to make friends when I don't really leave the house. It's hard losing friends because of that and especially when it's because of something as personal as this and with my long-term friend. I'm not sure why I'm even writing this, but I felt like I needed to get it off my chest a little.

I'm a disabled 24 year old and trying to cook for my family (3 people including me) on a tight budget. It's pretty difficult to find recipes that are simple with few ingredients and that My mom will like. My mom is super picky and she's bedridden so I'm trying to work around her tastes. She doesn't like cheese (I know, it's weird) The only cheese she likes is white cheese. She also doesn't like any sort of spices because she wears dentures and it burns her mouth. I personally do not like pork that much because of the texture, but beef and chicken is fine. I'm already planning to make Hawaiian chicken and orange chicken soon, But I would like some variety. Anything helps, thank you 🥰