i read your religion thing. yeah, my family is like that. well, it used to only be my grandparents, but it spread to my mother...and...*shudders* she even put me in a christian school. everyone was shoving religion down my throat constanly. it was so terrible that i became afraid of even the mere thought of god. my grandma even tried to tell me that if you arent a good christian god will kill you. yeah, i know. my family is crazy.
but i finally just started feeling sorry for them. they live by a huge rulebook, they judge everyone including themselves, they have pressure to be "the perfect human", and then they say its freedom. i think its really sad.
i have my own beliefs. find yours, stick to them, and dont let anyone tell you you're wrong.