Hi Bear,
Well, you know, everyone here is going to have a different opinion about whether finding God is helpful to an N or not! Or whether they can even find God since they have always believed that they ARE God.
But, beyond that, is the struggle that you are having with your mother's over-the-top enthusiasm. I have noticed that this kind of thing is common in Nish people. Maybe everyone in the whole world has had a baby, but there baby is the brightest, most beautiful etc. I dont know if you have run across with other people--moms who can only talk about their kids, new homeowners who can only talk about their house, new lovers who can only talk about their sweetheart. Some of this is just regular, ol' human nature, some of it is (I think) because as a culture we are rather "me" oriented, and sometimes its a manifestation of N'ism.
Generally, we are most threatened by someone else's obsessions like this when we dont share them--and usually if we feel slightly less than because we dont. Two religious people can be very enthusiastic together, two new moms can compare diaper rash for long periods of time....But someone who wishes she had a baby is annoyed by the constant baby focus. Someone who is baby-less and doesnt even WANT a baby, is incensed. (heard of the Mommy war?) Likewise, people who have newly "discovered God" can be very annoying--esp. to those who havent and dont want to. Add to the N-injuries you have already sustained and this ha
