Sometimes I feel my mom's approach pushes me away from my faith
So, my mom is really religious. Once I jokingly asked if eating pork in a video game was haram, and she seriously said yes, like, 'Why can't you just eat something else in the game?' But it's just a game, you know? It's tough to talk to her about things because she always ties everything back to religion. It really hurt when I shared about my recent mental health struggles, and she said it was because devils were around me. She blames every bad thing on devils, which makes me feel like my feelings aren't heard. She's also big on superstitions. When I was younger, from around 13 to 16, I had to wash used period pads before throwing them away, because she believed that if you didn't, devils would lick them and cling to you. I stopped after looking it up online and learning that washing them can spread bacteria. When I showed her the article, she dismissed it, saying the internet doesn't know anything. All her constant religious talks and rules kind of made me less religious as I grew up. I'm still Muslim, Alhamdulillah, and I believe in Allah, but sometimes my faith wavers. I don't want to leave Islam-it's the only religion I've known, and it makes sense to me deep down. It's just hard at times. Also, whenever I ask questions like, 'Mom, why does Allah allow certain things to happen?' she often doesn't have an answer and just says that Allah knows best and has His wisdom. It can be frustrating, but I'm trying to find my own path in faith, insha'Allah.