Moving In: Grace Seven
Seven’s Diary, titled “Notes for Confession”. He did not give any dates to the entries, but this entry was likely completed on February 12, 1953
Content Warning
Gambling addiction, mentioned alcoholism, moral OCD
The Northern Virginia subdivision where this experiment would take place had recently been built and was ready for the Spartan Housewives on February 9, 1953. Here are their letters and diaries from when they moved in.
Seven’s Diary, titled “Notes for Confession”. He did not give any dates to the entries, but this entry was likely completed on February 12, 1953:
- Doubt in the Savior’s ability to save me from the temptation to gamble
- Doubt in the Virgin’s ability to save me from the temptation to gamble
- Doubt in St. St. Camillus De Lellis to save me from the temptation to gamble
- Doubt in Al’s ability to save me from the temptation to gamble [1]
- Temptation to gamble
- Frustration with Tony and Virginia fighting [2]
- Joy I found another Catholic named Peggy Three turned to shameful joy she is an alcoholic
- Resentment that Peggy knows the circumstance of my birth
- Suspicions about Catholicism of Betty One
- Too nosy about Roxy’s vice (does she have a vice?)
- Shameful joy about Roxy’s possible vice
- Boston Celtics to play Milwaukee Hawks tomorrow, expected to be a close competition but how close will it be? [3]
- Keep turning on the television to sports talk
- Keep turning on the radio to sports talk
- Keep turning the newspaper to the sports page
- Envy that alcohol vice would be easier to manage
- Again proud that most gamblers are men
- Fear again that I am deceiving everyone, but about what?