Childhood Photos--4

This is my other sister and me. [It was taken while my parents were still in the process of renovating our house.]

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Added on July 18:
My mother told me we were moving to a different area so I could attend the church school there [it was run by our own church]. It seemed important to me, at the time! But as "Dr. Phil" says, if I may quote him, "People often do things for other reasons than what's apparent!" And my mom had other reasons for moving! But she did want me to attend a Christian school.

My parents did a lot to help me prepare to attend a new school.--They bought me a two-wheel bicycle and taught me to ride it.--The school was further from our home than the public school had been. And they bought me some children's picture books, as a gift. Plus, they had to pay extra for the school--it wasn't free. [And they had moved.] And then, within the first few days of school in the second grade, I had a bad experience with my teacher! The teacher may or may not have understood--maybe it wasn't intentional, on her part!? And I blamed myself--I thought it was my fault and that the teacher was blaming me. [As I said, she may or may not have intended to blame me for anything!?] Since I believed I was supposed to attend a Christian school and learn more about God, etc., it didn't occur to me that the school or teacher may have been at fault! My parents tried to help but they weren't able to solve the real problems. [I knew they tried.] And unfortunately, I had some bad feelings--mostly of self-blame--all through the rest of elementary school. But these kinds of things happen in life!

For a few years, I hardly tried to make any friends at the church school. I had been friendly at first; but after the negative experience, I gave up trying. And I had friends in my new neighbourhood.--I played with them.

In the fifth grade, a teacher helped me to adjust better and I became happier at school. [Have explained a lot more in the first blog and won't try to repeat it all here. Will write more in this second blog as I have time.]