Of all the states in the USA, Texas stakes a claim for having the strongest identity. Conservative, tough, gun-loving and God-fearing, you pretty much know what to expect when a Texan walks into the room. But times they are-a-changin’ and a new, young, vibrant Texas is emerging in metropolises across the state, leading to a generational divide that throws up some interesting contrasts.
Take this wholesome story of newfound friendship for example. Tumblr user Nicholas, who goes under the username indiedrone, uploaded a pic of himself gently mocking his mom for her ‘crucifix cluster,’ apparently a fairly common sight in Texan homes where one symbol portraying a mans’ horrific death is never enough.
Nicholas’ post quickly got plenty of attention, as other Texan kids could relate. Fellow Tumblr user fullblownpanic joined in by sharing her own mom’s cross conglomeration, cheekily pulling the same pose.
Someone quipped that the pair would make a good couple, having experienced the same ‘crazy crucifix mom’ upbringing. However, it turns out that they have more in common than anyone could’ve imagined, despite coupling being out of the question.
A happy ending indeed! But what about mom? What does she think about all this? “Mom knows all about it, my relationship with her is really good,” Nicholas told Bored Panda. “We joke around and tease each other all the time!”
“She accepts me for who I am and we actually grew closer after I came out.”
Nicholas, who says he was thrilled to meet up with his new friend Gaby at Houston Pride, believes that the old stereotypes about Texas are a thing of the past, in the cities anyway. ” I would say they are more for rural places in Texas,” he told us. “Major cities like Houston, DFW, Austin, and San Antonio are very tolerant and accepting. In fact, the previous mayor of Houston was a lesbian and she was very open about it.”
The state motto of Texas is simply ‘Friendship,’ and this story is a perfect example of the welcoming, warm-hearted and friendly people you are bound to meet in this wonderful state!
Here’s how people reacted to the cute little story
That's got nothing on Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/Mexican/Latin American Grandmothers. Needs more candles, specifically more jesus/mary/saints candles, a few rosary's and an acutal framed picture of Jesus.
I've known a lot of Christians from those backgrounds... they put these 2 to serious shame. Real shrines complete with crosses, a Virgin Mary statue, holy water. They go all out, you are absolutely right!
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Maybe Texas has a vampire problem and these moms are just very prepared.
Can't wair for article about children making fun of their Jewish parent and children making fun of their Muslim parents.
There are tons of jewish-mother centred comedy all around the internet!
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Polish catholic family for me. We had a Virgin Mary wall rug once and my aunts let a priest bless their car...
I've been told, when I was still a new employee, that my boss at the time got the building blessed by a priest after several employees died. They did not die in the building or of reasons related to the job. I was simply told "every time we hire someone new, one of the old employee die". No one died after I got hired so I guess it worked.
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Not sure what the point of this is. Anybody who is real Christian, is about love - not hurting other people. Having crosses all over the wall does not signify intolerance - quite the opposite. However, a picture of any of the Democrat presidential hopefuls — now that would signify, intolerance, hate and complete disdain for the sanctity of human life. Socialism=Nazism
Just an FYI - most of those are crosses, not crucifixes. A crucifix is a cross with the body of Christ on it. My Mom & I collect them, too. I'm not overly religious, I just like them.
My French Canadian aunt had an extremely large crucifix over her front door, inside. The cross was longer than the space available, so she mounted it SIDEWAYS. Doesn't that make the holiness run out?
"But times they are-a-changin’ and a new, young, vibrant Texas is emerging in metropolises across the state, leading to a generational divide that throws up some interesting contrasts." Clickbait garbage yet again, BP. This article does NOT at all show a generational divide other than the literal crosses on the wall. The "old" mom was cool as hell.
Wait...where's the obligatory mounted longhorn steer horns? Or are those no longer in fashion in Texas?
The mounted longhorn steer horns are in Dad's man cave. I don't know why my reply is duplicated, but I didn't do that on purpose
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I think some of those crosses are quite pretty and if I would not feel disrespectfull (Agnosticist here) about it, I think I would collect them.
I don't see it as any less respectful than putting up a Christmas tree as a nonbeliever. Well maybe if they are all used for dildos or something. Anyway, it is ok to have decorations of a religious nature while not believing in said religion.
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So... someone collects crosses, makes them Christian? Or a vampire-phobe? Hmm... If their name is Buffy, I'd be wary;-P
Geez, forgot to write that in Snark Font. Whoops... Seriously, I was raised Catholic... When I was little, I seriously believed vampires must exist in our area b/c of the number of crosses and such we had around!
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I know quite a few atheists who grew up in fundamentalist households. It seems the more fundamentalist the religion, the more likely kids will abandon the faith.
Because with education you can see the damage religion does to the human race
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Me seeing the first pic: WHOA. Then seeing the second one: holy s**t, another one. Don't tell me this exorcism preparation is common there??
Each of us has something that makes us happy to see on the walls of our homes; Texas Christian moms (and moms of many states) have a love of crosses, LBGTQ's have a love of all kinds of rainbows, muscle-builders love to display their best pics
I wonder what those christian moms think about their gay children. Do they know? Do they accept it? I hope so.
Sorry there were so many articles in the last couple of days where the long text was just an embellished version of the pics, that I did not bother this time. My fault
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You know, there's one thing I haven't seen anyone pointing out...The fact that these mothers didn't throw these two gay kids out or otherwise punish them for being gay. (Not that that would be okay if they did. ) I mean, yeah, let's point out the "crazy" decorations, etc, but completely blow off the fact that these parents aren't bigots. Perhaps faith isn't as damaging as some are saying? (Faith and religion aren't exactly the same thing. People forget that sometimes. It's like people who go to church aren't necessarily Christian. It's just a social thing for some)
I'm an Australian and collect antique and vintage religious items(statues,crucifixes,old prints etc)...I would just about kill for those ,they are cool....I am not in ANY way a christian or religious at all btw.
My grandma had a thing for angels she probably had a 100 or so sitting by this table beside the door. She also had a thing with rugs. It was kind of weird
did it say they were Jewish? also, this is their own parents.
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Live and let live... we'd all be happier if we followed that "religion." It's still called the golden rule, too!
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If my mom decorated like this as a kid I would have repeatedly turned one cross upside down until she started wondering if the house was possessed...
Load More Replies... Cool story bro. I can see by that “whoosh” sound over your head that you’ve missed the point.
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They’re not being s**t on. Their weirdness is being called to attention, as it should, especially when the people doing it are their gay kids, who have historically been a group LITERALLY PERSECUTED by Christians.
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White people have not been victims. Your privilege is showing.
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Who the f**k is insulting anyone? Is it insulting to point out how many crucifixes someone has?
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You must have missed the part where they said they're very close with their moms. It wasn't meant to be mean.
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Despite the fact that it's two white christians making fun of their own white christian family??? I'm willing to bet that you're the same kind of person who bitches about how easily triggered the Left is and how hate speech is just censorship but here you are getting upset about some people having a laugh about their own family.
Load More Replies... That's got nothing on Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/Mexican/Latin American Grandmothers. Needs more candles, specifically more jesus/mary/saints candles, a few rosary's and an acutal framed picture of Jesus.
I've known a lot of Christians from those backgrounds... they put these 2 to serious shame. Real shrines complete with crosses, a Virgin Mary statue, holy water. They go all out, you are absolutely right!
Load More Replies... Maybe Texas has a vampire problem and these moms are just very prepared.
Can't wair for article about children making fun of their Jewish parent and children making fun of their Muslim parents.
There are tons of jewish-mother centred comedy all around the internet!
Load More Replies... Polish catholic family for me. We had a Virgin Mary wall rug once and my aunts let a priest bless their car...
I've been told, when I was still a new employee, that my boss at the time got the building blessed by a priest after several employees died. They did not die in the building or of reasons related to the job. I was simply told "every time we hire someone new, one of the old employee die". No one died after I got hired so I guess it worked.
Load More Replies... Not sure what the point of this is. Anybody who is real Christian, is about love - not hurting other people. Having crosses all over the wall does not signify intolerance - quite the opposite. However, a picture of any of the Democrat presidential hopefuls — now that would signify, intolerance, hate and complete disdain for the sanctity of human life. Socialism=Nazism
Just an FYI - most of those are crosses, not crucifixes. A crucifix is a cross with the body of Christ on it. My Mom & I collect them, too. I'm not overly religious, I just like them.
My French Canadian aunt had an extremely large crucifix over her front door, inside. The cross was longer than the space available, so she mounted it SIDEWAYS. Doesn't that make the holiness run out?
"But times they are-a-changin’ and a new, young, vibrant Texas is emerging in metropolises across the state, leading to a generational divide that throws up some interesting contrasts." Clickbait garbage yet again, BP. This article does NOT at all show a generational divide other than the literal crosses on the wall. The "old" mom was cool as hell.
Wait...where's the obligatory mounted longhorn steer horns? Or are those no longer in fashion in Texas?
The mounted longhorn steer horns are in Dad's man cave. I don't know why my reply is duplicated, but I didn't do that on purpose
Load More Replies... I think some of those crosses are quite pretty and if I would not feel disrespectfull (Agnosticist here) about it, I think I would collect them.
I don't see it as any less respectful than putting up a Christmas tree as a nonbeliever. Well maybe if they are all used for dildos or something. Anyway, it is ok to have decorations of a religious nature while not believing in said religion.
Load More Replies... So... someone collects crosses, makes them Christian? Or a vampire-phobe? Hmm... If their name is Buffy, I'd be wary;-P
Geez, forgot to write that in Snark Font. Whoops... Seriously, I was raised Catholic... When I was little, I seriously believed vampires must exist in our area b/c of the number of crosses and such we had around!
Load More Replies... I know quite a few atheists who grew up in fundamentalist households. It seems the more fundamentalist the religion, the more likely kids will abandon the faith.
Because with education you can see the damage religion does to the human race
Load More Replies... Me seeing the first pic: WHOA. Then seeing the second one: holy s**t, another one. Don't tell me this exorcism preparation is common there??
Each of us has something that makes us happy to see on the walls of our homes; Texas Christian moms (and moms of many states) have a love of crosses, LBGTQ's have a love of all kinds of rainbows, muscle-builders love to display their best pics
I wonder what those christian moms think about their gay children. Do they know? Do they accept it? I hope so.
Sorry there were so many articles in the last couple of days where the long text was just an embellished version of the pics, that I did not bother this time. My fault
Load More Replies... You know, there's one thing I haven't seen anyone pointing out...The fact that these mothers didn't throw these two gay kids out or otherwise punish them for being gay. (Not that that would be okay if they did. ) I mean, yeah, let's point out the "crazy" decorations, etc, but completely blow off the fact that these parents aren't bigots. Perhaps faith isn't as damaging as some are saying? (Faith and religion aren't exactly the same thing. People forget that sometimes. It's like people who go to church aren't necessarily Christian. It's just a social thing for some)
I'm an Australian and collect antique and vintage religious items(statues,crucifixes,old prints etc)...I would just about kill for those ,they are cool....I am not in ANY way a christian or religious at all btw.
My grandma had a thing for angels she probably had a 100 or so sitting by this table beside the door. She also had a thing with rugs. It was kind of weird
did it say they were Jewish? also, this is their own parents.
Load More Replies... Live and let live... we'd all be happier if we followed that "religion." It's still called the golden rule, too!
Load More Replies... If my mom decorated like this as a kid I would have repeatedly turned one cross upside down until she started wondering if the house was possessed...
Load More Replies... Cool story bro. I can see by that “whoosh” sound over your head that you’ve missed the point.
Load More Replies... They’re not being s**t on. Their weirdness is being called to attention, as it should, especially when the people doing it are their gay kids, who have historically been a group LITERALLY PERSECUTED by Christians.
Load More Replies... White people have not been victims. Your privilege is showing.
Load More Replies... Who the f**k is insulting anyone? Is it insulting to point out how many crucifixes someone has?
Load More Replies... You must have missed the part where they said they're very close with their moms. It wasn't meant to be mean.
Load More Replies... Despite the fact that it's two white christians making fun of their own white christian family??? I'm willing to bet that you're the same kind of person who bitches about how easily triggered the Left is and how hate speech is just censorship but here you are getting upset about some people having a laugh about their own family.
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