Minor incidents in your past that still affect you.

Steppenwolfe

I went to a Christian Brothers primary school back in the day. When I was about 9yo we were writing Christmas cards in class. When the brother looked at mine he was angry and told me I had commited a sin. I was confused/upset and had no idea what he was going on about. He told me too look at the card again and think about what I'd written. All I'd written was "merry xmas mam". I was still confused so he tells me I had insulted God by using an x instead of his full name. On his birthday of all days. To this day, everytime I write xmas I hesitate. My logical mind won't let me give in to that nonsense, but I still hesitate and have to block out an irrational feeling of guilt.


While writing this it occured to me I'm lucky that's the only hang up I aquired from atending a CB school.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

He was right, you heathen!

The One Doctor

Steppenwolfe wrote: »

I went to a Christian Brothers primary school back in the day. When I was about 9yo we were writing Christmas cards in class. When the brother looked at mine he was angry and told me I had commited a sin. I was confused/upset and had no idea what he was going on about. He told me too look at the card again and think about what I'd written. All I'd written was "merry xmas mam". I was still confused so he tells me I had insulted God by using an x instead of his full name. On his birthday of all days. To this day, everytime I write xmas I hesitate. My logical mind won't let me give in to that nonsense, but I still hesitate and have to block out an irrational feeling of guilt.


While writing this it occured to me I'm lucky that's the only hang up I aquired from atending a CB school.

Xmas has always been an accepted alternative spelling of Christmas. X in the Greek alphabet denotes Christ. Your CB teacher was ignorant.

SouthTippBass

The One Doctor wrote: »

Xmas has always been an accepted alternative spelling of Christmas. X in the Greek alphabet denotes Christ. Your CB teacher was ignorant.

You learn something new every day, I didn't know that. I thought it was just shorthand.

coffee_cake

xmas originated by christians - the x is to represent christ. Greek alphabet.


^ I see TOD got there first

Macavity.

I was only 9 years old. I loved Shrek so much, I had all the merchandise and movies.

djburchgrove

X as all us playstationers know is a cross, x = cross, Christ died on the cross, cross is the symbol of christ yada yada yada...

sparrowcar

So all along the X-files were actually the Christ-files.. Creepy.

There's so many now that I think of it.

Christ marks the spot
Christ-men
The Christ factor
Christ-Ray
Christzibit

Laois6556

It was just a normal day, I was around watching everybody as usual and some little prick insulted me by shortening my name to x. It still affects me.

mister gullible

X almighty!

stimpson

Christ Christ Christ movies

The Backwards Man

I took my melodeon to a famous musician to be taught how to play it and he called me a fcuking stupid eejit because it was in the wrong key. I was five years old.

I'm a lot older now, and yer man is still a bollox.

The Backwards Man

sparrowcar wrote: »

So all along the X-files were actually the Christ-files.. Creepy.

There's so many now that I think of it.

Christ marks the spot
Christ-men
The Christ factor
Christ-Ray
Christzibit

Christ girlfriend.

Donkey Oaty

Steppenwolfe wrote: »

I was still confused so he tells me I had insulted God by using an x instead of his full name.

The Brother was quite right to pick you up on this.

The correct way to write it is "Merry Jesus H Christmas".

Cupcake_Crisis

Being followed around the playground in school by a group of 6th class girls (i would have been in senior infants) pinching me, pulling my hair and calling me names. Sounds fairly uninteresting for the school playground, but I'll never forget it because it was the first time I realised that people could be a**holes for no reason.

josealdo

Steppenwolfe wrote: »

I went to a Christian Brothers primary school back in the day. When I was about 9yo we were writing Christmas cards in class. When the brother looked at mine he was angry and told me I had commited a sin. I was confused/upset and had no idea what he was going on about. He told me too look at the card again and think about what I'd written. All I'd written was "merry xmas mam". I was still confused so he tells me I had insulted God by using an x instead of his full name. On his birthday of all days. To this day, everytime I write xmas I hesitate. My logical mind won't let me give in to that nonsense, but I still hesitate and have to block out an irrational feeling of guilt.


While writing this it occured to me I'm lucky that's the only hang up I aquired from atending a CB school.

the Exact same thing happened me . i thought he was having a fit or choking on something .

i just don't get old cnuts getting off on bullying young kids . i'd love to bump into him now but he is long dead . no harm

josealdo

Steppenwolfe wrote: »

I went to a Christian Brothers primary school back in the day. When I was about 9yo we were writing Christmas cards in class. When the brother looked at mine he was angry and told me I had commited a sin. I was confused/upset and had no idea what he was going on about. He told me too look at the card again and think about what I'd written. All I'd written was "merry xmas mam". I was still confused so he tells me I had insulted God by using an x instead of his full name. On his birthday of all days. To this day, everytime I write xmas I hesitate. My logical mind won't let me give in to that nonsense, but I still hesitate and have to block out an irrational feeling of guilt.


While writing this it occured to me I'm lucky that's the only hang up I aquired from atending a CB school.

the Exact same thing happened me . i thought he was having a fit or choking on something .

i just don't get old cnuts getting off on bullying young kids . i'd love to bump into him now but he is long dead . no harm

Steppenwolfe

The One Doctor wrote: »

Xmas has always been an accepted alternative spelling of Christmas. X in the Greek alphabet denotes Christ. Your CB teacher was ignorant.

All these years and I never knew that. Thanks Doc, I think you may have cured my guilt

Doom

Watching Bosco