I really need to vent about a certian problem I am having with some moms in my nieghborhood. My children have played with the other children on our street for two years now. In that two years my children, my husbund, and I thought we had made so really good friends. The thing is, my daughter Madison asked one of her friends if she wanted to come to church with us. We are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I know that a lot of people don't care for this church and that is ok. I understand and respect their thoughts and feeling. When the little girl asked her mother I received a very rude phone call telling me to stop "sicking" my kids on their children. I would never do such a thing. We have never pushed our religion on anyone. For two years we have known these people and now they are doing this. I don't understand. The mother of the other little girl won't let her come to our house because we might try to "brainwash" her. She said Madison is more then welcome to come to her house. If it was just her doing that I could deal with it. Now she is talking about my church to the other parents of the children my kids play with. Some are fine with our church, but other are not. They were fine with it until my 5 year old daughter tried to be nice and invite a friend to church. Can anyone give me some insight on this please.

I think the women in your neighborhood are overreacting. When kids are having fun together, they don't want it to end. So they want to invite their friend to the activity they are going to next (whether it's church, another family member's house, etc.).
My DH and I would never deny our kids friends based on the family's beliefs that are different from our own (unless their beliefs were racist or something like that). I think it's good for children to experience how other families function so they are aware of how diverse the world is.
As for your neighbor spreading rumors about you and your religion that's just childish and she needs to get a life.

! I invited friends to church with me all the time when I was growing up. I also went to other friends churches. I think this mom is waaay overreacting. She could've simply called you and politely declined. I think speading the rumers is extremely wrong.

Honestly if people are going to believe her rumers over what they already know about you then I don't think there is much you can do. I would continue to invite these other kids over to your home. If the parents decline by bringing your religion into you then you can address the situation at that time. You can explain that it was a misunderstanding between the two families and how grieved you are over it. If they decline with other excuses then there really isn't anything you can do.

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I'm sorry, but if people can't handle their children learning about other religions, then they are not very strong in their own faith. We are in the minority in our neighborhood, so my children hear about all sorts of Christian practices. They also understand that we don't necessarily practice or celebrate the same holidays, but we respect others' right to do so. The neighborhood ladies need to chill out.

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That's so sad! I'm sorry that happened to you and your family.

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That is horrible. I don't understand why people are like that.

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Our son is too young to worry about that. I think most people arn't interested in trying to convert children into their religion. As a child I was told by one of my JW friends that her parents said she couldn't play with me because I wasn't a JW. I've never had problems with Mormon people, even some of my family are part of that religion.