I look into these dark brown eyes and wonder "when does this sweet face turn into a dangerous face?" At what point does my sweet baby boy turn into someone who is feared? At what point will those who comment on his manners or his personality start to view him with suspicion? At what point … Continue reading My Trayvon
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Standing Out
It has been a long time since I felt like people were staring at our family. In our city, there are lots of families that look like ours and in our daily life, our family doesn't stand out anymore. No one seems to pay us any attention--which is good because my children are usually making … Continue reading Standing Out
Whose America
I only watched a few minutes of Romney's speech. Not because I didn't want to, but I'm currently on a family vacation and was busy playing yatzee with my mom and son (that makes it sound like I'm super old and boring--but it was fun). So I re-watched some this am on C-Span. I am … Continue reading Whose America
I Didn’t Understand Then But Do Now
Dear Justin, I am sorry it took the shooting of Trayvon Martin for me to understand what you said all those years ago. I am sorry I didn't see your wisdom of experience. I was too naive to understand. I was too stuck in my own world of white privilege to really hear you. And … Continue reading I Didn’t Understand Then But Do Now
Loving
I am not naive. I know that our country has a horrendous past regarding the treatment of those the white establish deem as other. Our differences use to be rather easy to determine--White was good--everything else was bad. Pretty simple right. Well what happens when whites don't get the memo or choose not to drink … Continue reading Loving
Embracing Imperfection 