Confession necessary?

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Hi. Short story, joining RCIA next year, but family is protestant. Recently been cleaning up my life and trying to further pursue a life that Jesus would want all of us to follow.

Now my question. I know how important obedience is to one’s parents, and I’ve had talks with my mom recently apologizing and saying sorry for any disobedience I’ve had in my life. However, when i was 9 my mother told me how wrong pleasuring oneself is and watching pornography and such. I’ve had a period in high school where I had this problem. However, it is not a problem anymore.

Considering my mother told me not to do it, but I did it, I was thinking this falls under disobedience. Besides confession with a priest, is this something I should tell my mother and apologize for? I feel really guilty about all my past wrong doings especially if it went against what my mother told me. Or is this being somewhat scrupulous and I do not need to tell my mother anything?
 
I’d say no, you do not need to tell your mother. It would be so embarrassing for her. don’t you think?
 
Kmon23 said:
Hi. Short story, joining RCIA next year, but family is protestant. Recently been cleaning up my life and trying to further pursue a life that Jesus would want all of us to follow.

Now my question. I know how important obedience is to one’s parents, and I’ve had talks with my mom recently apologizing and saying sorry for any disobedience I’ve had in my life. However, when i was 9 my mother told me how wrong pleasuring oneself is and watching pornography and such. I’ve had a period in high school where I had this problem. However, it is not a problem anymore.

Considering my mother told me not to do it, but I did it, I was thinking this falls under disobedience. Besides confession with a priest, is this something I should tell my mother and apologize for? I feel really guilty about all my past wrong doings especially if it went against what my mother told me. Or is this being somewhat scrupulous and I do not need to tell my mother anything?
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This is not something you need to discuss with your mother. I don’t think she’d want to hear about it anyway. 😊 As you said, you already apologized for disobeying her…you don’t have to specifically list every situation that you disobeyed. Even a priest wouldn’t ask for that. You’ll still need to confess the pornography and impurity separately to your priest, but that’s because they’re sins on their own - not just because you disobeyed your mom.

Does that make sense?
 
Kmon23 said:
Hi. Short story, joining RCIA next year, but family is protestant. Recently been cleaning up my life and trying to further pursue a life that Jesus would want all of us to follow.

Now my question. I know how important obedience is to one’s parents, and I’ve had talks with my mom recently apologizing and saying sorry for any disobedience I’ve had in my life. However, when i was 9 my mother told me how wrong pleasuring oneself is and watching pornography and such. I’ve had a period in high school where I had this problem. However, it is not a problem anymore.

Considering my mother told me not to do it, but I did it, I was thinking this falls under disobedience. Besides confession with a priest, is this something I should tell my mother and apologize for? I feel really guilty about all my past wrong doings especially if it went against what my mother told me. Or is this being somewhat scrupulous and I do not need to tell my mother anything?
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You’re on the right track with confession to a priest.

There are certain sins that would be good to also apologize for, but that’s not one of them. Good luck with RCIA!
 
As others have said: No, do not tell your mom. The appropriate person to tell is a priest in the confessional.
 
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