"He saw Jesus . . . . "

[Duppers]

11. When my hubby & I finally told my devoutly religious mother

That we're atheists, first and only thing she said was, "What do you do about dying?"
That statement revealed she was hyper-religous mainly because of her fear of dying.

"We all just die, mom, just like any other animal does." She was horrified.

I've lost a full term baby daughter, my most cherished childhood nanny who was family, a dear friend in Vietnam, and a number of very beloved dogs, all of whom I dearly loved.

"Not afraid of burning in hell."