Quote by Andrew Greeley

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad.

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disab

Summary

This quote highlights the speaker's admission about their terrible handwriting and how they now attribute it to a learning disability. It also sheds light on a past experience where a troubled nun physically punished them by hitting their fingers with a ruler due to their poor handwriting. The quote may indicate how this traumatic event influenced the speaker's perception of their handwriting difficulties, shaping their current understanding of it as a learning disability.

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By Andrew Greeley

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