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pnwmom

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28. No. But the person who wrote the article in the OP thinks s/he can.
Fri May 30, 2014, 11:22 PM
May 2014

"If, like us, you are the beneficiary of a primary Catholic school education, you may have some interesting memories of all the things you got from those nuns. Like raps on the knuckles. Curt, abbreviated classes in “science.” Lessons for boys in how to pee without using your hands! "

The same thing can be said for people who went to public school. My husband was hit by a teacher when he was in first grade. Hitting was also legal in my state.

I think people especially blame some nuns of that era because all the talk of Love didn't fit with how some of them treated kids. At least in public schools no one talked about love when they hit you.

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I remember Jerry Falwell calling her... DonViejo May 2014 #1
I'm friends with a "renegade" nun... bondwooley May 2014 #6
These fundamentalists have a truly twisted mindset. Initech May 2014 #7
I went to catholic school and ultimately realized the nuns were victims of the sick and twisted randys1 May 2014 #2
I got out in the 2nd grade. (Thrown out, actually.) Iggo May 2014 #8
In second grade bondwooley May 2014 #9
Well, don't leave us hanging ! What was the answer ? eppur_se_muova May 2014 #10
Woops .... bondwooley May 2014 #11
Well, I know that's not true of my kitties. :) They are chock-full of kitty soul. eppur_se_muova May 2014 #12
I'll bet your kitties have more bondwooley May 2014 #13
Agreed. scrubthedata May 2014 #14
I go my master's at a Catholic college and I met some very great professors who were CTyankee May 2014 #15
:-) nt scrubthedata May 2014 #17
She was great...sister Mary Faith...loved her...we'd talk about the Liberal STudes program at the CTyankee May 2014 #18
"The oppressed oppress" - Socrates, 219 BC KurtNYC May 2014 #3
She begged everyone to return “every single invitation” so that she can “personally destroy them” — lunasun May 2014 #4
Right? nt bondwooley May 2014 #5
She's out of her mind. Really. CTyankee May 2014 #16
DeGenerate? Really? Oilwellian May 2014 #19
The "slur" is a comment on bondwooley May 2014 #21
I'm more offended by "America's favorite lesbian" bigwillq May 2014 #22
Let's retitle it... bondwooley May 2014 #23
By all anecdotal accounts fayhunter May 2014 #20
I went to a Catholic high school run by nuns like the Nuns on the Bus, pnwmom May 2014 #24
Can anyone speak for all Catholics? bondwooley May 2014 #25
No. But the person who wrote the article in the OP thinks s/he can. pnwmom May 2014 #28
Okay bondwooley May 2014 #29
I'm not saying that at all. It was wrong wherever it was done. pnwmom May 2014 #30
Your OP is old news and your headline is trite. ..nt TeeYiYi May 2014 #26
Yeah, the headline is trite. bondwooley May 2014 #31
"...only been picked up by a couple local news outlets could be considered outdated."... TeeYiYi May 2014 #32
I hadn't seen that on DU. bondwooley May 2014 #33
Look, Charlie... TeeYiYi May 2014 #34
Can I just say, klook May 2014 #27
And rank her up in the top 20 bondwooley May 2014 #35
I'm straight and didn't go to prom, and have a lot of respect for Ellem DeGeneres bhikkhu May 2014 #36
I'm glad you shared this bondwooley May 2014 #37
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