Seems the Catholic clergy became a haven for sadists as well as pedophiles. If this is how they treated nice white children, imagine the misery they inflicted on native kids and children of color? (Actually we don't have to imagine - there is documentation, first person testimony, and graves to inform us).
Ah yes, Catholic school. I, too, experienced the terror of the nuns. It took me until adulthood to finally let it all go - meaning the fear, the guilt, the feelings of unworthiness.
Very visceral writing. I now have lumps, too. Thanks, Kerry, for adding images!
And the alligators. Yikes!
Seems the Catholic clergy became a haven for sadists as well as pedophiles. If this is how they treated nice white children, imagine the misery they inflicted on native kids and children of color? (Actually we don't have to imagine - there is documentation, first person testimony, and graves to inform us).
Ah yes, Catholic school. I, too, experienced the terror of the nuns. It took me until adulthood to finally let it all go - meaning the fear, the guilt, the feelings of unworthiness.
Love the alligator story! What an experience.