Confession Question - How to, embarrassing sin

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I have a very embarrassing and bizarre sin that I need to confess, but I’m not sure exactly how/what to say.

My MIL was staying over and sleeping in the living room. I had to go to the kitchen one night and took off my clothes to walk there just for the thrill of it. Not for a sexual thrill, per se, but just for the general excitement of it.

I don’t know if she saw me or not (was probably too dark even if she was looking), but how do I confess it?

Is it a sin against the 4th commandment?

Do I just say that I sinned against the 4th commandment? What if he wants more info?

Thanks for your help. I am very embarrassed and ashamed for having done such an immature and disrespectful thing.
 
“Bless me Father for I have sinned [it has been X time since my last Confession]. For my own excitement and curiosity, I purposely walked across the kitchen without my clothes while my mother-in-law was staying over in the living room. I have not loved God, my neighbor, or myself as I should have. For these sins and any other sins which I may have committed, I am sorry. I love you Jesus.”

Something like that.

Yep, sounds pretty embarrassing, but it’s an extremely human thing to do. We should never be surprised by our faults or our immaturity. Reconciliation will be over quickly and then I almost 100% guarantee you’ll feel light as a feather, and hopefully wiser for the future.

Peace.
 
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It would be good to look at a sin in terms of identifying all who the offense was against. In this case IMO it was mainly against your wife, that you’d get your jollies at the potential expense of her mother. (I’d guess that your MIL, had she woke up, would likely get over it by morning.)
 
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My MIL was staying over and sleeping in the living room. I had to go to the kitchen one night and took off my clothes to walk there just for the thrill of it. Not for a sexual thrill, per se, but just for the general excitement of it.
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Just “spit it out” was the advice given to me once …
 
It looks like you had no problem confessing it succinctly here on the internet. Just say the same thing to the priest.
 
Thanks for the very helpful advice, everyone. I went to Confession tonight and confessed it bluntly. Dominus vobiscum.
 
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