Posted by: blindlove
Curiouser and curiouser my caucasian love goes… for I
am in love with another, she is my african rose.
I love her for her color, but only is a plus. What I really
want is happiness for all of us.
Only my first serious love in truth… but I also deal with
restraints on youth.
I will wait for her, and for no one else but her.
She is worth every moment…
I am afraid her weak link, may be the downfall to the
marraige… because even though she hates racism… she
dwells on it constantly.
There is still unsettled frustration in this one I love, and
will do anything to appease it. But I wonder… what does
this spell for my children, for I shall have children, and her
feeling is mutual.
My question is… how do you approach this to them?
Should you make them aware of the cruel world early in
life??? Trying to prepare them? Or would it be better that
they don’t have to know about it until it confronts them?
Which could be traumatizing… but at least they went
through life for many years not feeling the racial inequality
and burden… so my question is…
One day, my children will learn they were dealt a poor
hand from the start because of racist views…. should I tell
them? If so, what is an appropriate age? Or should they
not be subjected to it for as long as the world is kind
enough to not have them experience it.
The singer Sade said she was very fortunate in her
family…. that her first real taste of racism did not come to
her until she was 11 or 12. So what is the best path to
travel? Tell them when? What is the opinion of others in
the same boat?
Please share with me your insight, and how you plan or
have succeeded in overcoming this barrier. Please email
me at CripplerJB@aol.com,
I look forward to others pearls of wisdom.
2001-01-15 13:36:00