From a Hurt Heart to a Good Heart, REALIZING OUR DIVINE INHERITANCE
From a Hurt Heart to a Good Heart, REALIZING OUR DIVINE INHERITANCE Baby Ronnie, 1944, Dad, who wanted a girl, appeared to be disappointed, however off he went to war one month after I was born, and came back 13 mos. later after fierce combat duty in Okinawa. That's me sitting, not looking very happy, Dad is trying to make a man out of me at age 2, he and my Brother Johnnie standing tease me "only girls have curls", "men don't cry", "Sissy!" "you are a crybaby", and later, "you are worthless, no good, lazy, will never make it." The belt "licks" while bent over a toilet on a bare butt, really hurt, but not as bad and as long lasting as the verbal abuse. Here I am as a fourteen year old (1958) with my beloved Grandmom, Bubba on the left ad Mom on the right. They were very concerned about me, as I was very withdrawn, shy, a nerd, before nerds were in... From the last page of the appendix of my M