The nuns presented each child with a brand-new gift. And then, it was Rita's turn. Did she get a nice, new toy or book? NO!
What those nuns had reserved for her was an old, scratched yo-yo with a knotted string.
What those nuns had reserved for her was an old, scratched yo-yo with a knotted string.
Why? Because her parents were divorced.
It always infuriates me when CHILDREN are picked on for what their PARENTS do.
I hope that those nuns felt ashamed, later on, for what they did, not because they did it to the little girl who grew up to be Mother Angelica.
I hope they were ashamed because they did it to a child!
