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Amen.
"During freshman orientation, my classmate asked the head librarian if they have the Harry Potter books. The librarian said, "We don't have that or any type of book that promotes witchcraft or wizardry." —Kat
"We were not allowed to dress up for Halloween, but on All Saints Day (the day after) we had to dress up as our favorite saint and parade around the schools neighborhood." —brittany_williams
"We weren’t allowed to wear makeup, have our hair highlighted, or our hair colored. Guys had to have their hair cut a certain way. Only earrings were allowed and they had to be studs or crosses. Only knee-high socks were allowed, and they could only be white, black, or navy. You had to wear the school uniform sweatshirt from October to May and had to ask permission to remove it." —Maggybaren
"We have Jean Days at least once a month where you have to bring a dollar for a charity, school club, or other fundraiser so you can wear regular clothes instead of your uniform." —leahh4a7eb258b
"Instead of detention we have JUG. Which stands for Justice Under God." —leahh4a7eb258b
"On days where we were allowed to dress out of uniform, boys were allowed to wear shorts, but girls weren’t!" —kellyf43a00246e
"Cutting your school shirt into a crop top so you didn’t have to tuck it in when you wore sweaters to school." —anthonyr431f14b5a
"I genuinely thought it was normal to have Religion as a graded course. After I went to public school it dawned on me that it wasn’t a thing at non-Catholic schools." —abbiec412ecaeb9
"We had to get on our knees to measure the length of our skirt. If it didn’t touch the ground then we were in violation of the school’s dress code, which led to demerits, detention, and then suspension." —Missprissimissi
"When you would try to sit next to your crush during mass so you could hold their hand during the Our Father." —francescag48d6b6b49
"At dances, if you got too close to someone, a faculty member would pull out a ruler and say “Leave room for Jesus” and they would watch you separate before they moved on." —rlether
"Every time I say the Pledge of Allegiance as an adult, I have the urge to do the sign of the cross because our morning prayer was always right after the pledge growing up." —anniew4e5e30d73
"The bonding experience of going from first grade through eighth grade with basically the same 60 kids was a lot. Over time, everyone gets to know everyone's business, whether they were your close friends or not. This could be both a good thing and a bad thing. Like, they all still remember that time you won the spelling bee, but they also still remember that time you threw up while reading your English report in front of the class. —rhamonaq
"Stations of the cross every Friday during lent and the red marks on your knees from the kneelers." —Shelby Oldham
"Kids fainting or throwing up almost biweekly in mass was a thing." —sams75
"We had to pray Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be in the beginning of the day. Then at lunch we had to say grace together. Then we had to say Our Father again before we left and got on the buses." —nataliem41c8feef4
"Memorizing mass songs with their specific clapping." —adriwallsd
"I hated mass because everyone around me got to drink the “Blood of Christ” (wine) and the “Body of Christ” (a wafer), and I wasn’t allowed to because I wasn’t baptized or whatever. Eighth grade me wanted to know what wine tasted like so badly!" —samanthah4e0c3dd05
"We couldn't say 'shoot', 'dang', or 'heck' because we had the "intention of swearing." —oscard4070d82a1
"We had to stop and make the sign of the cross whenever we heard a police car, fire truck, or ambulance go by." —shannonb40a7ae261
"Lockers with no freaking locks." —sparkeculture
My daughter goes to a Catholic school. I told her how babies happen by using medically accurate terminology.
Three days later: "Hi, this is her teacher. Please tell her that while science is important, we’d appreciate it if she doesn’t explain to all the boys that their penis creates sperm and how erections work."
Me: "Sorry..." —elizabethannez
"College was a weird adjustment. I went from abstinence-only sex education to being surrounded by bowls of condoms." —jordanp4b1fa86ca
Asking "Hey, how does my ash look?" to your friends every 30 minutes on Ash Wednesday. — Brianna Holt
"Being off on All Saints Day, and every other religious holiday." –marijaallanam