Things that were and are no more.

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145. Serge. I understand where you are coming from. My family was the only white family in my

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Neighborhood, If you read through the posts , most of us are describing our things we remember from childhood. I was not a child of privilege, I kept a coin sock. My car--the 65 Impala was given to me years after in 74. I grew up in a steel town on the Monogahlia River. I don't see anything in the thread about white privilege per say but about the things in our times that all, if not most shared. I'm sorry it was meant as a fun post to remember things, not to brag. Being from a black area--most of my friends growing up were black and were with me biking and running through the streets of Duquesne. I can't speak for the others, only for myself. If you read my posts they were never about my home life. The reason why is that I was sexually abused by my grandmother, had my baby teeth knocked out by my dad, never told I was loved. Theartened by dad to have my head blown off with a hunting rifle, etc, etc, You get my drift. I came from a house of four abusive family members. Whould you let your daughter be called a Pimple Faced W==re by your son? Mine did and did nothing to stop it. Let my brother sit on my chest and beat me, until I had two black eyes and sit in the living room and watch after closing all the windows so the neighbors wouldn't hear? Sent to ER for broken fingers, Urinary infections from grandmother cleaning my v--ina , sister breaking my collarbone and bruising my larynx.Having my adopted son called a bastard by my mother. When I left for college at 18, I spread my wings. Buy the way I paid for my college by academic schlorships,loans and cleaning up shitty trays in the dining hall at PSU. Same for my wedding-everything was paid by me. Like I said, I know what you are saying. I was just starting a thread to bring us together. That is what I came to the Lounge for. My life was hell, but for one day I wanted to forget about the pain and shame I felt and make people happy and as a result make me happy. I am sorry if I misread your thread. I have no idea what color the posters are. I am sorry if anyone is triggered by my post. One thing that is now and never was then--CYS. Maybe I should start an OP on that. PS,I taught for one year at a Middle School at 29th and Diamond in Philadelphia and had my students loans taken away by teaching in a poverty area of Pittsburgh. I understand what you mean, but I honestly meant no harm and neither did the people posting on this thread. TY