I am writing my life story, hoping to release in a book whom people can read,
When I was 9 I as sent to boarding school because my father was not well enough to look after me the Nuns decided to make the decision in sending me to Our Lady of Mercy College at Goulbourn, my father could never say no, so he agreed. only to my shock, a 9 year old send to boarding school., how would I survive this I was dreading it.
My Sister Catherine was married, in January 1968. where I remember I was her flower girl, our family friends Mary Carr was at the wedding and after the wedding we went to a friends place, for the weekend, then I remember being taken into David Jones to get my school uniforms for School, the feeling of disbelief, I didn't feel I could go through this...I remember thinking if I could get out of this I would,
So the day arrived, knowing my life would never be the same again, two nuns sister Jude, and sister alphonfonsus with Mary Carr came to pick me up and we drove to Goulbourn, on the was we stopped for a panic lunch, then they dressed me in my uniform ..all I could think of was I wanted to go back home to my father, home sickness had already settled
When we arrived at the school I was greeted by the reverent Mother, who looked very scary and my heart sank...home sick home sick home sick the tears came, and no one could console me what so ever.. all I could think was why are they doing this.
I had severed a week, and I remember the nun who was in charge of our dormitory came to me and said I was going home for the weekend, to see my father and aunty and Mary Carr, with great excitement I thought to my self, so thinking up in my mind how I was going to carry this out, I thought when I get to my dears aunts I would collapse and they will have to looking into it, then I thought I could run away from home. where they wouldn't find, me.all these things were going through my mind.But when we arrived I didn't do any of it.
More to come ~
