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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The simplest thing to do is to go up for communion just as everyone else does, and cross your arms over your chest to receive a blessing when the time comes. I am not watching every person who goes up to the altar during communion and assume most people aren't, you are either in line yourself or back at the pew with your head down and praying. Maybe if she is right behind you your mother might notice that you didn't take communion, but she might not. if she asks afterward say you will talk about it later, say that today is a day for grief, let's focus on that.[/quote]

OP here.

Thank you for your kind reply. Somehow, despite being raised Catholic by my parents, they never taught me about crossing your arms over your chest. Instead, they always forced me to get communion no matter what.

Even as a young adult, we always went to Saturday evening services, so I don't recall seeing young kids there. And the holidays are always a zoo. So I just never ever saw anyone crossing their arms over their chest before.

I haven't been to a mass in a very long time.

I feel almost stunned to have this suggestion laid on me by others and not been known by me previously, but it's definitely the right one.[/quote]

Well, at least you’ve answered the question that I put to you before – you have many times gotten communion in the past when you shouldn’t have. But this time you just don’t wanna do it [b]because you wanna stick a fork in the eye of your parents at the toddlers funeral.[/b] You wanna make it about you. You’re not willing to compromise at all or do anything to make anybody else happy and you’re just thinking about yourself. It’s very sad.[/quote]

Or because now she a. understands what she should have done previously, which oddly her parents did not inform her of and b. has an opposing religious commitment as a result of which she is not supposed to be taking Christian communion.

I think it is terribly sad that you assume such dark and narcissistic motives of this poster. [/quote]

OP here. Haven't visited the threads in a bit.

I appreciate your reply. As numerous others have also pointed out alongside me, they, too, were unaware of the crossed arms as a child growing up.

I don't know what to say to the other person who was so convinced that I am an @$$ who was absolutely set on ruining the awful day for my family.

Spoiler alert.. I didn't.

Thank you for your compassion during an already hard time.[/quote]

THe poster didn't express any compassion, so I assume your comment is sarcasm.[/quote]

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