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Laborer3652@reddthat.com 5 days agoI couldn’t pump gas because my cousin did once and got soaked in gas. I learned decades later its because he wasn’t supposed to pump the gas but did anyway and squeezed the handle as he pulled it out of the pump and sprayed it everywhere.
I couldn’t play Magic: The Gathering because you “summoned” monsters and that meant summoning demons to my mom.
Halloween was the devils holiday and was a somber affair.
Harry Potter was the work of Satan and was going to force me to be wiccan and eat babies or something.
There’s probably a lot more that I’ve finally been able to forget.
blady_blah@lemmy.world 5 days ago
That sucks man. Religion ruins childhoods.
Psythik@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It really does. I wasn’t allowed to believe in Santa, and celebrating Halloween was completely out of the question. I was 30 the first time I was allowed to go trick or treating. Now that dad’s dead, I go all-out on Halloween every single year. Suck it, you Trump-loving bastard.
(Just kidding: I love you dad. Rest in peace.)
Laborer3652@reddthat.com 12 hours ago
Psythik@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I don’t find it funny. All those things really happened. I had a terrible relationship with my dad, but he was still there for me when no one else was, so I can’t hate him even if he was an abusive narcissist.
But that’s not the point. The point is I know what you’ve been through, and I feel for you.