Sadly, I don’t hear very many stories of kind-hearted nuns.
I grew up of modest means too, and I remember a lot of the microscopic ways in which that was obvious, even without being ratted out. Luckily we both survived!
I was thinking the same thing. Nuns are low down in Catholic hierarchy, but they can rule supreme over helpless children.
Nursing used to be similar; the “battle axe” nurse was a familiar type. And they also were known to take out their resentment on new nurses too.
Sadly, I don’t hear very many stories of kind-hearted nuns.
I grew up of modest means too, and I remember a lot of the microscopic ways in which that was obvious, even without being ratted out. Luckily we both survived!
I was thinking the same thing. Nuns are low down in Catholic hierarchy, but they can rule supreme over helpless children.
Nursing used to be similar; the “battle axe” nurse was a familiar type. And they also were known to take out their resentment on new nurses too.