Me, too. I used to keep a little notebook of my transgressions, which were basically "being a kid…

…heads and were not allowed on the altar during mass. Words spoken in Latin had little meaning to me. I was taught to fear The Divine so much so that I lied during confession just to have something to confess. For surely my six-year-old self sinned simply by existing.
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Me, too. I used to keep a little notebook of my transgressions, which were basically "being a kid things" so I'd remember something, anything to confess. I felt guilty for existing.
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Written by Dennett15.7K Followers
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I was always a writer but lived in a bookkeeper’s body before I found Medium and broke free — well, almost. Working to work less and write more.
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