tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35458200.post5670025447862389201..comments2023-11-02T05:15:04.402-05:00Comments on A Work of Art: Raising Our Exceptional Son: Ben and Benniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165216797183902071noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35458200.post-49441061541942726132006-12-10T12:15:00.000-05:002006-12-10T12:15:00.000-05:00Just someone stopping through. I know about your b...Just someone stopping through. I know about your blog through a girl at a Christian website I belong to and I just HAVE to say, as an African American woman THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! Eh, we have all uttered a racial slur or two, but you know what> In the end as long as we acknowledge and TRULY know that it's wrong, that's all that matters to me. God is a God of forgiveness, so who are we to hold grudges? Your blog on this subject warmed my heart. It seems you were raised a little racist ( as I was too and if i hear one more "white man, black man" phrase I promise I'm going to vomit!") But it's whats in YOU that conquered your heart. Thank you for that! 3 and 4 needs to be a LAW! Why not ban this word and bury it?!?!? It's not fair to say that only I am allowed to say it because I'm black! I have totally forgiven Mr. Richards as I pray others will too. Life is too short to dwell on somthing someone clearly feels bad for saying!<br /><br />Anyway i'll end this by saying Thank you again!<br /><br />ToshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35458200.post-8780119499472901932006-12-09T17:59:00.000-05:002006-12-09T17:59:00.000-05:00Hey Friend:
When Ben and I adopted each other, I ...Hey Friend:<br /><br />When Ben and I adopted each other, I was completely naieve about race. I thought love would conquer all. We've had some ugly experiences. I can tell you though, please don't wish for a colorblind worlds: we are all so many wonderfully different shades. I love Ben's skin, and he looks at my gray, fine hair, and he loves it, I can tell. Let's celebrate our differences and the richness of life. Then let's set about creating a world where we welcome differences and enjoy them. Welcome to the human race, glad to have you!<br />Peae, shalom, salaam,<br />CindyCynthia Bostwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718703001360713965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35458200.post-13766984584268599362006-12-09T10:47:00.000-05:002006-12-09T10:47:00.000-05:00I know there are Southerners who would disagree wi...I know there are Southerners who would disagree with us but the racial divide is still a wide gap. It is definitely better for our generation and I can already see that Ben and my daughter's generation will go a long way towards bridging the gap.Ben and Benniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165216797183902071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35458200.post-70659629317045645342006-12-09T08:21:00.000-05:002006-12-09T08:21:00.000-05:00hi bennie,
if only more and more people here "dow...hi bennie,<br /><br />if only more and more people here "down south" would take your view of things...<br />coming from the west, i was really kind of shocked to still see the animosity between white and black and the haves and havenots. One would think in a world that is truly a melting pot nowadays, people would be able to lay aside their "sorting bins" and enjoy eachother's company on earth ('cause i'm pretty sure the afterlife won't be colorsorted either...).<br />i wish for my girls that they will be completely colorblind for skin color and see people as they are in their hearts, and not what their outward appearance would dictate. they are getting pretty good at it, hopefully they will continue in that direction - it will make the world just a tiny bit better of a place.an artist on the edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14994708029186874058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35458200.post-10002608150828587172006-12-09T08:15:00.000-05:002006-12-09T08:15:00.000-05:00I agree with 3 and 4; My son is into rap music an...I agree with 3 and 4; My son is into rap music and he plays it over and over again. I've explained. <br /> Like you, when he's older he'll understand betterAnjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.com