But We're Not Bitter Part 1

You know you can spot us.  We’re the parishioners who stubbornly try to genuflect instead of bowing.  We stumble over consubstantial during the Creed because “one in being with the Father” still is the tip of our tongue.  Fish on Fridays all year long.  We’re the Cradle Catholics.  From about six weeks old, we’re the ones who grew up in the Church and know our Catholicism.  Know it and love it despite the quirks.  See if you’ve done and survived these behaviors.  But we’re not bitter…

1.      Wearing your father’s used hanky on your head because your older sister lost her veil.
2.      Finding calligraphy patterns in the church’s new upholstery while kneeling.
3.      Drinking all the Precious Blood because your parish switched to a better quality merlot.
4.      Accidentally doing the Katniss Everdeen salute instead of the sign of peace handshake.
5.      Analyzing the ashes on your forehead like it is a Rorschach test
6.      Trying to genuflect and take out two people in a neighboring pew.
7.      Suddenly don’t remember how to do the Sign of the Cross
8.      Not wanting to hold a stranger’s hand after you saw him dig in his ear.
9.      Have traumatic flashbacks to Catholic school while buying a ruler for your child’s supply list.
10.      Waiting up to midnight on Easter morning to be able to eat chocolate after giving it up for Lent