I remember I thought the phrase "Amen" was a curse word...because my uncle was a mean, redneck guy who cussed all the time, and he used to always say "Hey Man" which sounds like "Amen"
So I thought that phrase was also a curse word along with the F-word and everything else he said all the time...SO the first time my grandmother asked me to say a prayer...I said it...but left out the "Amen" then she told me to say it. I freaked out and told her not to curse or God would be mad at her. She was VERY confused...I explained everything...she DIED LAUGHING...then assured me it was okay to say it...so I said it REALLY quick under my breath because I still felt bad for saying it.
A childhood belief about swearing
others believed things like this
- i used to think that the word "stupid" was a curse word, ranging in scale right beside the "f" word.Anon
- I thought "sake" was a curse word— shh
- "God is good, God is great, lettuce thank him for our food Amen"— pj
- there was a young girl i used to know that would say 'onion' at the end of grace, instead of 'amen'— matt
- I used to think you had to get special permission from your parents to use curse words— zeitgeist
- When I was young, I heard the word 'minion' for the first time and thought it was a miniature onion.— Karin