24 Wild Stories from People Who Were Raised by Religious Fanatics

Extremely religious parents have one very powerful skill: pushing their child toward being agnostic.

Take one Redditor who, just like every kid in the late ‘90s, really liked Pokémon. They liked the game so much that they got a Pikachu stuffed animal. Their religious parents weren’t so fond of the yellow rodent, however, and decided to express their distaste by giving him a makeover. The Redditor came home to find that Pikachu’s ears were cut and sewn to a third of the length because, according to their parents, they “resembled devil’s horns.” Poor Pika fell victim to de-Satanization surgery.

Other Redditors have shared their stories about growing up with religious fanatics, including one family that banned chewing gum.