Brown & Jewish

Last weekend, I was invited to spend the day with a friend in Southern part of my state.  Black people are called “code 2” & the rednecks sit around at pig roasts, talking about lynchings.

I think everyone is entitled to their own opinions. However, was gets me is when their wisdom does not flow. For example, as I was in the midst of a group of rednecks, as they spoke about how brown people from the Middle East & Jews were bad & that they should not be allowed in the country, I pointed out that Jesus of Nazareth was a brown person & Jewish. They were speechless. I guess they are not used to others having a different opinion. At least they were not talking anymore!

Good job, Mom

Virginia surprised me with a very interesting conversation she had in school several days ago.  She said that several students were discussing religion in one of her 11th grade classes, among themselves & they asked what she was.  She said she was agnostic.  Not knowing what that meant, they proceeded to grill her, from a Christian viewpoint.  They ask her is she believed in heaven or hell, if she was saved, etc.  When she explained that she did not believe or disbelieve, but was open to the possibility of everything, without judging others who did not have the same thoughts, they became perplexed, saying she was going to go to hell & they would pray for her.  Finally, one said, "Your mother must be very sad, because of you."  Her reply was "My mother is just like me."

You know those times in your life, as a parent, when you wonder if what you do for your children is worth it, whether the tears & the anger mean anything, if they hear you, when they have their ear buds in?  Every once in a very long time, you can pat yourself on the back & say "Good job, Mom".  That was one of those times :)