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Lent
Someone asked me last week "What did you give up for Lent?" I replied, my eyebrows furrowed, "Nothing." The person then, kind of jokingly, said "What kind of Catholic are you?" And that got me thinking... I did give up saying the f-word for Lent. I substituted it with "friggin" and was told "You can't substitute it if you're thinking the word!" That of course, made no sense to me, as I am a pretty firm believer in you CAN'T be punished, or even HELD RESPONSIBLE for your thoughts, just how you act on them. I told this person in the snarky way that I often enjoy - "Fine, I'll give up ALL THE F-WORDS just so you're not suspicious I'm even THINKING f-words." So, for about a day and a half, I managed to go without saying ANY f-word. It was actually, pretty difficult. Since Lent began last Wednesday I have avoided the two things I really meant to give up, which were saying the f-word (the bad one...) an...
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