tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post755150497903130646..comments2024-01-03T13:53:38.766+05:30Comments on pareltank: My First Confessionkochuthresiamma p .jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-42780934606177507242009-10-10T21:25:53.399+05:302009-10-10T21:25:53.399+05:30Felt sad reading it.. even 6 year old girls are no...Felt sad reading it.. even 6 year old girls are not spared? :(Dhanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593715978123445004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-87571768263339387952009-10-05T09:36:09.887+05:302009-10-05T09:36:09.887+05:30@ anita
ponnu makaley, athokkeykondaanu, ningal ok...@ anita<br />ponnu makaley, athokkeykondaanu, ningal okkey oru kedum koodathey ippolum jeevikunnathu.<br /><br />@ stoic<br />great compliment cominfg from u!thanks.kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-41055910620873304052009-10-05T07:20:43.398+05:302009-10-05T07:20:43.398+05:30Hilarious, especially for those of us who know th...Hilarious, especially for those of us who know the characters in your story! Reminds me of the day (maybe 25 years ago?) the same Amma hauled me off to spend a good part of the day in church saying novenas because my parents and brother were flying back to the US. ((This was soon after the Air India crash that killed all its passengers.)) I remember kneeling and gnashing my teeth all day.Anitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-71023555067712976612009-09-30T15:54:57.886+05:302009-09-30T15:54:57.886+05:30"surviving on smelling salt ever since.."...<b>"surviving on smelling salt ever since.." <br />Yes, a question of smell.</b><br /><br /><i>[You are quite good at repartee, if I may say so.]</i>A Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-87191025165533533872009-09-30T10:54:43.414+05:302009-09-30T10:54:43.414+05:30@ india on wheels
dont know how i missed your comm...@ india on wheels<br />dont know how i missed your comment-saw it when i checked dashboard.<br />check any site for catholic + sacrament of confession. u'll get a good idea.kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-22860628735423391882009-09-30T00:20:48.505+05:302009-09-30T00:20:48.505+05:30@ stoic
good you clarified.was surviving on smelli...@ stoic<br />good you clarified.was surviving on smelling salt ever since i read your comment:-)kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-30877911697722166012009-09-29T11:28:26.717+05:302009-09-29T11:28:26.717+05:30I should have clarified. The innocent girl did not...I <b>should</b> have clarified. The innocent girl did not know what <i>'Vyabhicharikkaruthu'</i> meant. She thought it was something to do with emitting bowel winds, for which she was being regularly taken to task by her mother.A Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-12124109583212251822009-09-28T19:46:32.513+05:302009-09-28T19:46:32.513+05:30Amazing narration.Amazing narration.Indu Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291070825965151593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-36802985573171677872009-09-28T16:47:17.795+05:302009-09-28T16:47:17.795+05:30I recommend you read the book Bible that Jesus rea...I recommend you read the book Bible that Jesus read by Philip Lancey...<br /><br />In childhood sins are few and uncomplicated...these I m so confused abt the complicated sins tht i hv committed..I am unable to narrate most of them to priest !!!Small Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183385789473335533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-72251468996109320412009-09-28T01:49:24.976+05:302009-09-28T01:49:24.976+05:30You have heard the story of an elderly priest'...You have heard the story of an elderly priest's having a near-heart attack, when a 10 year old girl confessed to him that her sin was breaking the 6th Commndment; and that she did it 20-25 times a day?A Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-34477566420717407542009-09-28T01:45:18.344+05:302009-09-28T01:45:18.344+05:30Confessions began with Buddhism?Confessions began with Buddhism?A Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-58717901606270826532009-09-27T22:22:42.563+05:302009-09-27T22:22:42.563+05:30The word confession what I knew is a public declar...The word confession what I knew is a public declaration of your faith. What else is required to explain more!!! Just good one..India On Wheelshttp://indiaonwheel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-46076042592303936072009-09-27T17:47:36.152+05:302009-09-27T17:47:36.152+05:30Made me go back in time.... The excitment of the r...Made me go back in time.... The excitment of the recieving communion followed by the celebration kind of overtook my first confession experience..... <br />Kudos to Sr. V for being able to get a child to feel and understand rependence. :)Ashwadhyhttp://www.ashwadhy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-81946295778155333962009-09-27T15:47:54.527+05:302009-09-27T15:47:54.527+05:30Great narration although I feel that this post wou...Great narration although I feel that this post would be grossly misconstrued.<br />This story could turn out to be the perfect debate topic on why religion is an un necessary evil! :)The one who has loved and losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738489354623134522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-26043733855931023472009-09-27T14:49:22.024+05:302009-09-27T14:49:22.024+05:30Great post...These tears came to me a bit late whe...Great post...These tears came to me a bit late when i attended my first retreat at potta, when they made the whole bunch of us kids to feel guilty for even the small pencil that we might have stole.:).Sadly confession is really something that spoilt many a catholic, as it has been grossly misinterpreted to be an official license to sin'nd then repent...I have come across many a person who Anish Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371558371446039930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-4392774082781249862009-09-27T13:52:11.153+05:302009-09-27T13:52:11.153+05:30let me make an imperfect confession, you write gre...let me make an imperfect confession, you write great:)Nithin Rajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007647956253340118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-77538247794545548532009-09-26T22:59:53.329+05:302009-09-26T22:59:53.329+05:30You had your first confession and communion at the...You had your first confession and communion at the age of 6? Hmph. I thought it will be when you are 7 or 8 years of age. Ma'm, please be honest. At least the mind has to be developed enough to distinguish between perfect and imperfect confessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-65269464299833926792009-09-26T21:22:16.419+05:302009-09-26T21:22:16.419+05:30what a superb sense of humour,molly!really,truly e...what a superb sense of humour,molly!really,truly enjoyed it.loved it line by line,word by word.chinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940261709225932473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-8845047028093217492009-09-26T20:15:13.691+05:302009-09-26T20:15:13.691+05:30Aunty! Great story. What's more. I feel guilty...Aunty! Great story. What's more. I feel guilty for not writing more! :(Shrutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832045862631491568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-23362398367210844212009-09-26T18:17:19.222+05:302009-09-26T18:17:19.222+05:30Never believed in confession.A whole load of bs.An...Never believed in confession.A whole load of bs.And hated being forced into it.Just so you know.Will never do it again.But you knew that,didnt you?renunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-26302594307742387852009-09-26T09:38:52.403+05:302009-09-26T09:38:52.403+05:30@ anonymous
didnt get any anon comments on this bl...@ anonymous<br />didnt get any anon comments on this blog. the deleted one is Karthik S's which i published after expunging a wordkochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-25622419307802526772009-09-26T09:21:37.323+05:302009-09-26T09:21:37.323+05:30Beautifully written!... although I did not have a ...Beautifully written!... although I did not have a religious upbringing I remember even at 11 thinking I would like to be a perfect child, who never needed any scolding... I felt for the six year old you. <br /><br />I think sin is not a very well defined word... too big a word for a six year old. I liked your dad's response - I hope I respond like him if in a similar situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-86261093072021627152009-09-26T02:57:04.360+05:302009-09-26T02:57:04.360+05:30My point was different from Karthik's. You sho...My point was different from Karthik's. You should have published it.<br /><br />I meant, the ending was ULTRA-BORING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-42064314242892720892009-09-26T01:53:29.011+05:302009-09-26T01:53:29.011+05:30Interesting, how the conditioning in 'guilt...Interesting, how the conditioning in 'guilt' is started, even from the youngest ages. <br />Sr.V probably went through her own similar conditioning all through her convent life, if Karen Armstrong's (an ex-nun) description of her years in a convent are any indicator.Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602206543960349999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-69312646706755139262009-09-26T00:21:58.499+05:302009-09-26T00:21:58.499+05:30KARTHIK SIVARAMKRISHNAN said...
It was all howlari...KARTHIK SIVARAMKRISHNAN said...<br />It was all howlariously funny until the ----(expletive deleted:-)) made a poor 6 year old girl cry. (I know religions and their evangelists work with instilling fear and guilt at an early age and all that, but she pushed it too far.)<br /><br />11:34 PM, September 25, 2009kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.com