1. Your school uniform was basically all tartan.
2. You had super-strict rules when it came to skirt length.
3. And facing the battle of stockings every goddamn winter was a royal pain.
4. This was about the costume limit for any school play.
5. And lessons really took on a different kind of edge.
6. Tbh, you really didn't learn much when it came to sex education.
7. You spent many hours staring at stained-glass formations like this while daydreaming in church.
8. And this was basically a representation of you come every religion class.
9. When you had school discos you had to remember the cardinal rule.
10. And remember: NO TIGHT GRINDING.
11. Every year, you wonder if you'll get a legit cross on Ash Wednesday or just a pathetic little smudge.
12. And this always, ALWAYS happened when Lent rolled around for another year.
13. Waking up for Sunday morning mass was one of life's toughest battles.
14. You definitely fucked this up at some stage as a kid.
15. You can't think of the iconic Star Wars line without this response automatically popping into your head.
16. Choir was always a valiant attempt to hit the high notes of "Shine, Jesus, Shine".
17. And there were far too many times when the holy water was really out to get you.
18. You secretly dreaded having to shake strangers' hands during Mass.
19. You quickly learnt how to dodge feet and knees when working your way out of the pew for Communion.
20. If you were served the ~body and blood~ of Christ like this, you felt like you were way more grown-up.
21. When church finally ended after what felt like five hours, your mum ALWAYS seemed to start talking to someone for ages.
22. But as a plus, the times you got to leave early were pretty damn thrilling.
23. And regardless, your faith always found a way to follow you around, even when you were least expecting it.
