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Non-Fiction

thucythucy

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1. I had a similar experuience as a child.

Reply to Timeflyer (Original post)

Sat Jun 15, 2024, 09:18 AM

Jun 2024

My parents insisted I go to Sunday School and church, but never went themselves.

It was a conservative denomination that preached a lot of hellfire and brimstone.

I'd lay awake Sunday nights worried that my parents were going to Hell.

Not anything anyone should wish on a small child.

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