In 8th grade I came out to my Catholic mom as Buddhist. She said "So you're Atheist? Hitler was an Atheist so you must be a Nazi!"
I pointed out that Hitler was raised as a Catholic and was sent to my room.
I went through the rite of Confirmation to not embarrass her. My patron saint was "Daria".
Posted Jul 10, 2012, 6:14 AM UTC
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