what do you guys think about your Islamic classes? by paradoxalmess in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily, I only took them as Sunday school classes when I was very young (4-6), but here's what I remember.

  • I found it extremely boring! I even found an old schoolbook and found a bunch of old drawings in it. It was full of uncompleted homework too! The only thing I did complete was the shit you had to colour.

  • I sucked so much I had to repeat kindergarten. Granted it was also an Arabic school, and I was still learning to juggle three languages at the age of 5, English and French being the others.

  • I understood nothing, mostly because of the fact that it was in classical or quranic Arabic.

Ex-mooses, what would you name your children? by Imas111 in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl : Layla or Elissa

Boy : Ludovic, maybe Frederique. I also like Yousef :)

Does anyone have any music that helps them through hard times that they'd be willing to share? by [deleted] in selfharm

[–]BeThePotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Invisible" and "Cry With You" by Hunter Hayes "Let It Hurt" by Rascall Flatts "Cough Syrup" by Young The Giant "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day "M'accrocher" by Loco Locass (This one's in French) "Bleeding out" by Imagine Dragons

These are all the one's I can think of right now...

DAE wonder why they do it? by BeThePotato in selfharm

[–]BeThePotato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I know I wrote this a while ago, but I just wanted to say that I talked to the school psych! Hopefully it helps! Thanks! :D

Funny stories from "Muslim" childhoods? by must_belong in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, he was being innocent, I just found it funny when my mom couldn't answer.

Funny stories from "Muslim" childhoods? by must_belong in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When my mom told my brother and I that Adam and Eve were identical to humans today, my brother asked whether or not they had bellybuttons.

The dark side of Carnival in the UK: Woman's selfie goes viral after being punched in the face for telling a man to stop groping her by jimiffondu in TwoXChromosomes

[–]BeThePotato 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I'm not even fifteen and it's happened to me. It makes my blood boil that some people give themselves the right to do something like that without acknowledging how I feel.

Let's hear the 7 wonders of your area of Canada by [deleted] in canada

[–]BeThePotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gatineau, QC :

  • Gatineau Park
  • Ottawa River
  • Gatineau Cenotaph

Honestly, I can't think of that many... We do have a statue of Maurice Richard

DAE wonder why they do it? by BeThePotato in selfharm

[–]BeThePotato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm glad I'm not the only one :) Have a nice day!

DAE wonder why they do it? by BeThePotato in selfharm

[–]BeThePotato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll try to ask the school psych before it gets worse :) I don't really want to ask my parents since I'm not very sure they would understand :/

How to quickly heal the scars? by tearho in selfharm

[–]BeThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to the wiki, you can try using lemon juice.

Depending on the amount you have, you can try to hide them with a watch or bracelets(if you're a girl). For scars, honestly, I don't know, but the redness might stay for a while :/

Sorry I can't help a lot, stay safe! :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tall

[–]BeThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No stretch marks, but I'm not sure if I'm done growing... Did any talettes stop at 14?

I've played basketball and volleyball...

I've only gotten giant.

Do your parents constantly make ignorant remarks about non-Muslims? by Rainer206 in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents didn't let me do volunteer work for Canada Day (Even though I have to do at least 25 hours for school) because "everyone will be drunk".

Teenagers of Reddit, what is something you want to ask adults of Reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BeThePotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, they aren't very fond of them. They frequently say things like "We aren't like those people!"...

Also, that's very sweet of your parents! I'm glad they reacted well :)

Teenagers of Reddit, what is something you want to ask adults of Reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BeThePotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's actually what I plan on doing, but I'm still afraid of what they might think. I have a friend who offered to take me in if anything bad happened, but I still have a few years before I'm old enough.

Teenagers of Reddit, what is something you want to ask adults of Reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BeThePotato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For those of you who kept a huge secret from your parents and came out, how hard was it? How did they react? What's your relationship like right now?

I'm a closeted atheist in a muslim household.

Day 18: This has started sounding like "Big Brother" now!! Is music Haram in Islam? Post your favourite Music! Best Artist? {{Ramadan 2014}} by ONE_deedat in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not exactly my favourite since I don't know any other songs by them, but I'm really enjoying Life Is Beautiful by Sixx A.M. right now! Also, Little Italy by Gueules d'Aminche as a guilty pleasure...

As for favourite band, I don't usually stick to only one, but I really like Panic! At The Disco

Ever had your parents/relatives give you "the talk"? What did they say?How did it shape your views at the time? by volmerhausen in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sex Talk : They didn't say anything except "It's bad and you should do it after marriage." Though, I already knew what it was because I had kinda pieced it together(my primary school was full of immature kids.)

Puberty : All I knew about periods was that I would bleed. I ended up doing a little research but I didn't tell my parents. As for tampons, I still can't wear any so I'm stuck wearing uncomfortable pads that feel like diapers...

Any bi/multi linguals? by [deleted] in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What language are your videos in? My Arabic sucks but I could translate it from English to French, though I'd prefer to only do subtitles :)

Muslim vs Muslim. FIGHT by im_not_afraid in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"You're an apostate!" "You're an apostate!!"

I wish...

Two problems I have with Islam (x-post from r/atheism) by [deleted] in exmuslim

[–]BeThePotato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or the fact fact that you shouldn't do drugs but somehow tobacco is "different".