https://padlet.com/mluebrun/Bookmarks Made with fortitude en-us 2022-04-20 21:50:40 UTC 2022-04-21 06:09:32 UTC hello@padlet.com mluebrun https://padlet.com/mluebrun/Bookmarks/wish/2151538685 I am A black mother ,a grandma ,my moms only child ,A big sister, A favorite Aunt ,cousin,a praying woman, a great listener , a good friend,a encourager, a leader, a fitness queen, a ball of good energy,a giver, 

Who do I pretend to be? This tough cookie who’s emotionless a woman who has no worries who’s very secure and doesn’t care what people think or say when I’m really soft and full of love and compassion.I do care what people think to a extent but I don’t know it all and my life isn’t perfect 

Who do people think I’am ?People think that I’am someone they can talk to and depend on .People tend to view me as someone who’s been through a lot so they trust me and rely on me for a good advice . Really I feel like some people think that I’am a counselor or maybe just a good listener .

Who do I wish that I could be ? I wish that I could be more Forgiving .Once I’m hurt and I feel betrayed that’s when I cut the people off who mean me no good . If the relationships are  meant to repair  . I will try to discuss what caused the issue, I don’t mind addressing things and looking at them from another perspective. Life is real short and the forgiving part is for me and not the other person .Im learning to just stay positive and love people from a distance and just work on myself .

When I was about 7 years old I can remember my family driving this big van full of my cousins and Aunts .We were going on a road trip to Little Rock Arkansas.My grandma’s hometown.

We were on our way to the family reunion. I remember it taking like four days to get there by car .It was my first time road trip and my first time going to the annual family reunion!
I was so excited but that changed all so suddenly .

Finally we exit  the high way ,after driving for so long .Its time for a rest stop and some food .My Uncle pulls into some cafe that looks ok from the outside but once we get in me being so young I didn’t understand. We were already mistreated when the people didn’t seat us . I remember my mom saying oh they’re prejudice but we still sat down. I knew that word meant something about race and it made me very uncomfortable.

My family sat there and after about 20 minutes we were never served .Cleary this place wasn’t for Black people. Maybe that’s why they just looked at us and turned up there noses. Like we were nothing .Not one waitress came over to take our order .Then my Uncle stood up and said let’s go ,”these white folks are prejudice “and that we weren’t  welcome there. We all stood up and walked out .No they didn’t care to explain or even try to help us. We needed to eat so we went somewhere like Mc Donald’s ,I was confused but I wasn’t  hungry. I didn’t like how they made my mom feel she seemed mad and I remember her saying that she should sue them or start a lawsuit i later on found out that this place was “Dennys “ who was later on hit with many lawsuits by black families in the 1990s

That experience made me aware of prejudice people and it taught me to observe my surroundings especially to be careful about where I decide to eat with my own family. Also it has shown me how other races can be so inhuman towards black families ]]> 2022-04-21 06:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mluebrun/Bookmarks/wish/2151538685