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UThe problem here seems to be that you were both young and naive and headed into the marriage without discussing the future at all. Even in case of a “normal” marriage the differences boil up to the surface after a couple of years of romance, and in your case there were cultural differences too. Usually an inter-faith marriage would work only if both parties are fairly liberal.
I hope you’re able to push through this, raising a child is the most difficult task by itself. I’m more worried about the kid- honestly, the poor thing must be under so much pressure from both sides. Perhaps the two of you can come to an agreement with regards to the “system” that is to be followed, after all i think you’d both want your kid to be a decent human being first- symbolic things like touching the feet (or its equivalent) can come later, perhaps leave it up to him to mix and match things or just follow his heart when he’s mature enough to understand.
Vairagya or not is totally your choice but this is the time you should stand behind your kid.
I’m sorry if it appeared like a lecture of sorts, it certainly wasn’t my intent- just that a close relative married inter-faith as well. Wish you all the best, i hope it works out for you.
