The article reflects on a father's experience dealing with his son's accidental blasphemy after he exclaims 'Jesus Christ!' upon dropping a magnet. The father's internal conflict arises from contrasting his free-thinking son's modern understanding of God and faith with his own strict religious upbringing filled with rituals. The narrative illustrates the father's struggle to discipline using inherited accents from his parents while recognizing his son's innocent confusion towards spirituality, showcasing the complexities of contemporary faith amid an evolving familial approach to belief.
My son seems shocked at our vehemence, because he doesn't quite get how blasphemy works. He learns about various faiths in school and seems quite keen on the idea of God as creator of everything.
By the time I was his age, I was picking out bibles and rosary beads, memorising my Our Fathers and Hail Marys so I'd be present and correct for my first holy communion.
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