WHAT DID I SAY? WHAT DID I SAY?

When I was a little girl, my grandmother, being the Irishwoman she was, sent me to Catholic school. I was always in fear of the nuns.......they looked so strict, forboding and menacing. I liked going into the Catholic church for masses though. But at times, the larger-than-life statues would scare me if I stared at them too long.

I was at an young age and in first grade where my grandmother was trying to convince me that brushing my teeth on a daily basis was a GOOD habit. She prepared a chart that hung on the back of the bathroom door. Whenever I brushed my teeth, I would take out a gold star from the package, carefully lick it (too much spit made it fall to the floor) and place it on the day in question. At the end of the week, I would earn so many pennies for each gold star (if I was diligent, I actually had 3 stars in one day). I then could cash in my pennies at the store for a toy or trinket.

It was so impressed upon me that I brush my teeth, that I thought it was what every other kid was doing/going through. It was foremost on my mind. One day in school, the nun was telling us that Jesus was a perfect child.....he never did a thing to cause Mary or Joseph any problems...he just did what was right the first time because he WAS Jesus. My little eyes popped out and I think my chin dropped. Imagine that.........never having to be told what to do like brush your teeth. Hey, this Jesus must be quite the kid.

Still not quite ready to accept what the nun was teaching us, I raised my little hand and in all sincerity asked her, "You mean Mary NEVER had to tell Jesus to brush his teeth?" All I can remember of that instant was the nun turning beet red and grabbing me by the waist and tucking me under her arm as she not-so-gently plopped me into the nearest corner. All I could say was, "What did I say? What did I say" in a very confused and shocked manner. I guess nuns just didn't have an open mind of a sense of humor.

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