In Catholic Sunday school, when I was seven, I finally managed to ask the nun what a thywoom was, as in "blessed is the fruit of thywoom Jesus". I recall it took a while to straighten out the syntax of the phrase, but I was still kind of hazy about what a womb was. Eventually, the nun explained that it was the place where Jesus came from, and I was OK with that. I distinctly remember the nun's clenched teeth during the explanation. I think that the only reason she didn't smack me was because I came from a mixed Catholic-Protestant family and had one foot in Hell anyway.
A childhood belief about prayers
others believed things like this
- I used to think God and Jesus were the same person. And I grew up Catholic.— Jackie Mullinix/st louis
- My mother, the good Catholic, thought that Jesus, being a string bean (supreme being) was really skinny.— Mark D
- That you start out Catholic and after you reach a certain age you then become Protestant.Anon
- "Hail Mary full of grapes" And "The Fruit Of The Loom, Jesus."— Silly Little Girl
- i used to picture jesus as a kind of cartoon Tarzan, swinging through the trees...— bex
- I used to believe my dentist could give me a shot to straighten my teeth and prevent cavities.— sircigar