Author
Marie
You were *supposed* to stay out for two weeks
Marie recalls being sent back to school with open chicken pox sores by her Christian Scientist mother, and how classmates and a teacher reacted.
It felt like being smothered by a soft blanket
Content warning: sexual harassment and abuse. A former Principia College student describes enforced silence and how the school handled a male student’s misconduct.
I stepped away from Christian Science, as a test.
Marie describes leaving Christian Science after a week-long test, how hard the leaving was, and rebuilding a sense of identity and self-trust afterward.