Things You Should Never Say To a Catholic Mom:
1. I'm sure your
son will want to play with my Catholic toys.
Why it's offensive: Because your own little boy
may never be Catholic, so you wouldn't understand. You don't know our secret, so don't even attempt to claim that you know our boys' favorite toys!
2. My kid is becoming more Catholic every day!
Why it's offensive: My
child is not "becoming Catholic." Only Mother Theresa or Mother Teresa could speak to my
child on a personal level.
3. Would you like to see the priest today?
Why it's offensive: Why would I want to see a priest? My Catholic faith is personal, and my
son is not ready to go around asking
people to make promises they can't keep. He is more concerned with driving cars, playing with animals, or his
chicken.
4. My daughter is becoming more Catholic every day!
Why it's offensive: Because she is not. She is just my daughter. It is highly offensive to suggest that she is "becoming Catholic" because you don't know our secret.
5. My
child does not understand Catholic prayers.
Why it's offensive: Do you understand what the F-word means? Do you know how to use a bedpan? Do you speak to your toddler like that?
6. I don't know why
people are so judgmental.
Why it's offensive: Because you'
ve never heard me getting on the phone with the delivery
guy at Dominick's for 10 minutes because our cat didn't get her
salad order right. It's called Motherhood, folks!
7. My son's Catholic school is making him go to mass.
Why it's offensive: Because your son's Catholic school is making you get him out of bed in the morning, make him go to mass, force him to participate in the sacraments, and make him listen to anything other than rap or country
music for four hours.
8. I can't believe you'd let your kid go to that Catholic school!
Why it's offensive: You're not going to stop your
child from going to public school, so why are you so concerned with mine?
9. My
child is coming
home with art projects. You know, the kind of stuff a nun wouldn't appreciate.
Why it's offensive: Because you're assuming that all art projects made by little boys are rough, violent, and inappropriately sexual. You know nothing about art, you fruitcake.
10. I'm not Catholic, so I don't need to send my
child to Catholic school.
Why it's offensive: You're not Catholic, either! So how dare you criticize my choices? Who do you think you are?
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(This article was originally published at Catholic Mom.)
