4th of July 1953: Grace Seven
* Joy at the chance to go to the self-improvement seminar that could cure my addiction to gambling.
Content Warning
Religious guilt, Drug mention, segregation mention, gambling addiction
- Anger at Betty for her being angry I came late when I came at a perfectly reasonable time.
- Did not tell Betty that Polly and Diane were smoking erba[1] in the poolhouse.
- Argued with Mr. Three over the ethics of using magic again Tom Yawkey but I think it's the only way.[2]
- Joy at the chance to go to the self-improvement seminar that could cure my addiction to gambling.
- Guilt that I am not turning to the Church for help with my gambling.
- Point: Dr. Engelbert might be sent by God to help me.
- Counterpoint: Dr. Engelbert is Lutheran.
- Guilt that I am turning to a Lutheran for help.
- Annoyance at Virginia and Tony arguing over who gets the television again.
- Guilt that I wanted us to buy a television.
- Urge to find out how the Dodgers and Giants game ended.
- Point: Being in God’s creation might help me recover.
- Joy that I might be cured of my problems.
- God created scientists so that we could be cured of smallpox and polio.
- Childcare and Jerry’s[3] fees will be paid for.
- Question: Should I go to this seminar? Hopefully the answer is yes.
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