re: #193 Stanley Sea

Growing up in white bubble, my story.

I went to an all white catholic school. Until the one little black girl enrolled.

We became friends, my parents & her parents became friends. Her mom had an MG & would come over & give us kids rides up and down the street.

Apparently the neighborhood was shocked.

I had a birthday party where some neighborhood kids were forced to boycott because my friend was there.

I didn’t know all this then, but found out later.

My parents were very liberal in those times & I’m grateful.

I had a Catholic birthday trauma. Not my party, the extremely Catholics down the street. The mom was dishing up the cake, and said, ‘Don’t take more than you can eat. It’s a sin to waste food, right wrenchwench? [but used my real name]. I had never heard that, but agreed, of course, so’s not to be found out as an unwitting sinner. My heart was pounding. I’m sure I ate all my cake, but I don’t remember any of it.

My mom had decided against Catholic school for her 7 after my older brother’s first grade experience. I have no idea whether anything happened, but you have my sympathy. How many years did you serve?