You might be in ATI if...

You couldn’t listen to certain types of music or watch TV and felt estranged from society

Going to church and attending the youth group (if allowed) was a heavy form of culture shock

You can draw a 3-D stronghold

You consider “overhead operator” a legitimate career option

Treasures of the Snow is one of your most watched movies

You can list all the eye disorders by the age of 6

You are not much different than a redneck but you think you’re holier than one

You’ve ever quoted Psalm 1 complete with hand motions

When your mom is asked “are these all your kids” she says “no, there are three more at home”

You’ve ever complemented someone on their countenance

You know the difference between praise and flattery and make sure all your complements are done correctly

You know what the word rhema means, how to spell it and use it in a sentence

You help the “fellas” guard their eyes by saying “don’t look to your right”

You’ve memorized Matthew 5, 6, and 7 and Romans 6, 7 and 8, The book of James and pretty much all the Psalms and Proverbs

You’ve ever tried to chew on crayons

Your Family vacations were going to a Training Seminar in Knoxville

You don’t see anything wrong with having an affiliation with a group who has a compound known only as “Headquarters”

Your parents gave you the “standing alone” talk but never the sex talk

You’ve made a vow and then wondered what the best way to approach your dad might be to convince him to release you of the vow “in the day he hears of it”

You know what your name means, your siblings names, most of your neighbors and could probably pull a meaning off the top of your head for the mailman if you had to

You know you’re getting enough fiber if your poop floats

You’ve ever asked someone to point out your “blind spots” for you

Your entire family turned the paper placemats over in the Chinese restaurant so not to be lead astray by the horoscope

As a child, you’ve ever willingly burned any of your toys to keep demons from getting at you in your sleep

You actually thought of the sloth as a bad animal because it’s so lazy

You can walk faster than most people can run. Redeeming the time baby

You can’t wait until Knoxville to hear how God spoke to Mr. Gothard during his time of prayer and fasting. Maybe this year it will be a triple portion

You can’t hear the hymn Heavenly Sunshine without mentally filling in the sound of running octaves

You know a clip-on tie can save a man form a violent and untimely death

You don’t know the rules to poker, but you are a real shark at Character Clues

You have more siblings than cousins

15 passenger vans were a status symbol

You sometimes worry that you are not being enough of an Energy Giver

You’ve watched the Pineapple Story just for fun

You’ve walked out of church because “canned rock music” was being played

Your family eats at Pizza Hut and your Dad asks the management to turn the music off

You learn the greek alphabet in grade 1

You’ve ever told a guy who’s asked you out to ask your Dad for permission

Sleeping in was anything past 5 am and you felt guilty if you missed a 5 am Wisdom Search

You wrote ATI or ATIA on your vehicle on the way to Knoxville

You sincerely believe that rock music will kill your plants

You were ever asked “Why did you cut off your glory?”

You use the words “carnal” and “sensual” in a normal conversation and end up getting funny stares

You fought with your siblings over who would get to read the IBLP Newsletter first

You have ever asked someone to tell you their spiritual gift, shortly after meeting that person and then formed all sorts of assumptions about that person after hearing their answer