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Kids Say the Darndest Things: Religious Edition

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  1. AbnormalQ AbnormalQ is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 7:33pm)

    Had to be in Chicago the last two nights, and my wife had to work. So, my little scion got a chance to spend the weekend with Grandpa and Grandma.

    The weather wasn't that bad, and my Pops has a lot of land and shit to do, so its always a good, active time. As a lot of you know, it's a very very Catholic family. Friday night, they are getting ready for bed, and my Stepmother is teaching her a prayer to her guardian angel. They alternate; She says the first line, Addy says the first line. She says the second line, Addy says the second line. In the middle of the third line, my daughter interrupts and says, "This is so stupid."

    I would have paid a million dollars to see the look on my Stepmom's face. Moving forward, given that my daughter is logical, it is nighttime, and she recently watched Monsters Inc, she begins to talk about "so scary snake" and "sully monster." The former is bad guy, and the latter is the protagonist.

    Now, this where worldviews diverge, I think; a concrete example of how religion teaches you to think differently. Whilst my I think my little one was encountering an idea that didnt fit into her worldview schema, and trying to reconfigure that in terms of ideas she has recently seen, my Stepmom takes it as a sign that monsters=devils=this is why you need to pray to your guardian angel to protect you.

    So, convinced Addy is properly psychologically primed, they begin again. Halfway through, again, she utters, "No sank you. Don't want to do dis anymore."

    The thing is, there is no ill will, malice or anything of the sort behind it. Like the other day when she was shopping with Mom. The cashier was a larger woman, and my daughter says, loudly to her Mom, "Momma, that lady has a so BIG butt!"

    Oy vey. I can't be the only one mortified instances like that above by their child's lack of filter. Any other good anecdotes OT?
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 7:55pm) in reply to AbnormalQ

    It's all fun and games until your Step-Mom introduces the, "But if you don't believe you're going to burn in Hell for eternity!!" argument to her. Hopefully you'll have her coached up to rebut this in plenty of time. She seems like a smart little girl and should be able to hold her own given a little assistance.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 7:55pm) in reply to 2Slick4u

    loooool icdt
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 8:01pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    LOL...grandpa and grandpa probably think your wife is Satan for teaching her to hate Jeebus.

    My son told his teacher that he doesn't believe in Christianity. He also informed her that he believes in Greek Mythology.

    One day when he was 4, we went to Publix. He noticed that all the cashiers and baggers happened to be black, and proceeded to blurt out very loudly, "Daddy, why do so many brown people work here?"

    Kids are hilarious.
    Edited By: XquiziVex Nov 20th, 2011 at 08:01 PM
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 8:07pm) in reply to AbnormalQ

     
    Originally Posted by XquiziVex

    My son told his teacher that he doesn't believe in Christianity. He also informed her that he believes in Greek Mythology.

    Haha nice, how old is he? Realizing that I liked Greek Mythology much better than Christianity in ~4th or 5th grade was a pretty key development for me.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 8:11pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    He is 8... and considers himself an expert. He is completely fascinated with it and has probably checked out/read every book on it from the Library.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 8:15pm) in reply to XquiziVex

    Your daughter is very smart
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 8:22pm) in reply to LVpokerdealer

    My daughter told her mother that "daddys friend has big round butt"

    Shes not even 3 yet.

    #Couldntbeprouder
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