tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821291142119018876.post3632599041645136954..comments2023-04-21T22:55:54.213-05:00Comments on Kranky Granny: Life's Chain Reaction Kranky Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395118246357066241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821291142119018876.post-44220897920772160402016-03-01T21:10:10.264-06:002016-03-01T21:10:10.264-06:00I'm so sorry that all that happened to you. It...I'm so sorry that all that happened to you. It's too bad that it took so long for it to be uncovered. <br /><br />I'll say up front, that my childhood was not a good one. Not in any way. We were also very poor. If we came home with a bruise, or a shiner, or some other evidence that something happened at school (relating to other kids). We had better have taken care of it ourselves, without telling on the other kid. My mom insisted that if anybody tried to pick on or make fun of us, that kid had better be picking himself up off the ground in short order. We were MUCH more afraid of my mom, than we were of any kid at school, or in the neighborhood. Also, if we witnessed another kid get bullied, we had BETTER take care of that bully, on the spot. If (and when) we got suspended for that, my mom was proud of us. That is very ironic, because nobody was a bigger bully than my mom. Whew! Your sad story, activated my memory banks.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821291142119018876.post-79888263270067717882016-02-22T06:35:16.500-06:002016-02-22T06:35:16.500-06:00This is awful, awful, dreadful, dreadful. And I (l...This is awful, awful, dreadful, dreadful. And I (like Mevely) was expecting the Mother Superior to take Bea's side. So if she had noticed what was going on .. . why didn't she step in to stop it? I'm wondering too why your mum didn't withdraw you from the school and let you go to another. On the other hand, the Church can be a big pull. I went to an Anglican school which was so keen on forgiveness, difficult and aggressive children were favoured and the rest of us were supposed, nobly, to forgive. I was never harmed physically, as you were, but ended up horribly depressed. I 'escaped' by chance because our family moved away and I landed up at a lovely school. Until that moment I hadn't realised schools could be pleasant and kind places. When we are children (do you think) we think what we experience is the same everywhere and put up with it even though it causes us sorrow.<br />Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821291142119018876.post-76160407502626834692016-02-21T18:45:33.432-06:002016-02-21T18:45:33.432-06:00I did and found a dozen ladies with her name but n...I did and found a dozen ladies with her name but none that I could be sure was her. I expect she has gotten married. But, it is probably best we never meet again. <br />Kranky Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395118246357066241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821291142119018876.post-71428560183841121432016-02-21T17:44:18.787-06:002016-02-21T17:44:18.787-06:00Frankly, I'm surprised (and relieved!) Mother ...Frankly, I'm surprised (and relieved!) Mother Superior saw through Bea's lies. <br />I wonder if you've ever tried to look Bea up on Facebook or pipl.com and see what became of her? I can't imagine she grew any real remorse -- but still.... <br /><br />While I was never overtly targeted (as you were), there were jokes and asides made about my nose, my clumsiness, etc. that sting to this day. Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.com