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3catwoman3

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38. Please don't feel...

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 01:26 AM

Sep 2013

...sorry about "just now" finding my post, as I only posted it a few hours ago. I thought I might be too late for you to see it at all. I was a few days post-op from a hip replacement when your touching thread began, and wasn't keeping up with things.

It is a puzzlement to me, as well, that people can dislike an entire "category" of fellow human beings based merely on appearance. There are certain individuals I dislike very strongly, for specific personal reasons, but I don't extrapolate.

I take no particular pride in my skin color, as I had nothing to do with it, but I have often been grateful for it. By mere chance, my soul happened to attach itself to a baby conceived by two white parents. In a country where that skin color is still more valued, certain doors were easily open to me that might not have been otherwise. Might I still be a pediatric nurse practitioner with a master's degree had I been born o a 14 yr old black girl living in a ghetto? Maybe. Would it have been a hell of a lot harder. Most certainly.

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THANK YOU, TYRONE [View all] Samantha Aug 2013 OP

Very well written... kentuck Aug 2013 #1

but so long overdue, kentuck Samantha Aug 2013 #2

That would be very cool! kentuck Aug 2013 #3

Beautiful Tribute, Sam.. Cha Aug 2013 #4

Thank you, Cha Samantha Aug 2013 #5

this seems like the perfect day to me.. at such a momentous time Cha Aug 2013 #6

You are so kind to say that Samantha Aug 2013 #9

Brava, Sam.. you should write a book! Cha Aug 2013 #15

I have thought about it for a long time Samantha Aug 2013 #16

Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing your story. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #7

Thank you for posting on my thread Samantha Aug 2013 #14

You needn't be ashamed of the prejudices you had as a child. Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #8

Maybe this has happened to a number of people - thank you for sharing your thoughts Samantha Aug 2013 #10

In Catholic school in 1960, Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #12

Somewhere along the line of reading a myriad of political books Samantha Aug 2013 #17

Oh how sweet! Have you googled him? tblue Aug 2013 #11

I never knew his last name Samantha Aug 2013 #13

If you can remember the school name, teacher and grade, you might be able to find a class picture. Lars39 Aug 2013 #18

I remember the school name but I read some years ago it was closing Samantha Aug 2013 #19

There can't be more than one Tyrone in DC. tblue Aug 2013 #21

Wonderful madokie Aug 2013 #20

Thank YOU Samantha Aug 2013 #22

You are welcome madokie Aug 2013 #23

K&R B Calm Aug 2013 #24

Tears.... OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #25

The best reward to taking the time out to write a thread close to one's heart Samantha Aug 2013 #28

what lovely op. cali Aug 2013 #26

Thank you, cali Samantha Aug 2013 #29

Sam, that was so beautiful life long demo Aug 2013 #27

Thank you for your very kind words Samantha Aug 2013 #30

A heartwarming and powerful OP... Spazito Aug 2013 #31

You do not know how good it makes me feel to read words like yours Samantha Aug 2013 #32

My best friend was a mulatto. Billy Love Aug 2013 #33

Very interesting, Billy Love Samantha Aug 2013 #34

You know what, Billy Love? Samantha Aug 2013 #35

You Have To be Carefully Taught... 3catwoman3 Sep 2013 #36

This is a wonderful post - I am sorry I just now spotted it Samantha Sep 2013 #37

Please don't feel... 3catwoman3 Sep 2013 #38