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TFord · 04-05-2008, 05:36 AM

I agree with Noodles...race is a very sensitive subject for me. My mother is scottish and cuban. when she was born she was put up for adoption because her father was not white. My great grandmothers family were extremely racist. My great grandfather was not racist, but he passed before the birth of my mother. So my grandmother decided to put my mother up for adoption rather than be surrounded by her racist family. My biological GM and Uncles found my mother in jan of 07. We learned that she had less than a month to live. I took leave and drove myself, wife and at the time 6 month old daughter from FL to chicago to meet my grandmother before she passed. I met my grandmother for the first time and I wanted to cry because Id spent so long to find out where I was from and knew that she could die at any moment. Unfortunately she was unable to speek, so I sat down beside her and held her hand. I showed her her greatgrand daughter, and I got to know my uncle Brock. Then my GM brother and his people came in and when he layed eye's on us I felt like I was in Georgia and the year was 1960. I wish everyone new how it feels to have someone look at you in such a manner that you know that the "N" is on the tip of his tounge. My mother felt so uncomfortable that we had do leave, dispite my uncle trying to persuade her otherwise. She passed soon there after, I have visited my uncle Brock and we keep in touch. I have not met my other uncle Brandon yet. There's been many days that Ive wondered how life could have been if my mom wasnt adoped, would she have struggled, and suffered if she had someone to genuenly care for her, and guide her. would I have had deal with homelessness, no medical care, poor schools, and live in an environment that perpetuated the "slave mantality"?

I dont know why Race, and Religon can drive people to dispise people that they've never even met. I have a family that I'll probably never get to meet. Its up to us to end the cycle of hatred wether it be race, religon, or social status. We have to teach our childeren not to Judge based on what they see. That person could be a close relative, but better yet, that person is a person that is no different than you. Same skin, same eyes, same heart, same soul.

04-05-2008, 05:36 AM	#6
TFord Camaro Fanatic Drives: 2000 Z28 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,808 View My Garage	I agree with Noodles...race is a very sensitive subject for me. My mother is scottish and cuban. when she was born she was put up for adoption because her father was not white. My great grandmothers family were extremely racist. My great grandfather was not racist, but he passed before the birth of my mother. So my grandmother decided to put my mother up for adoption rather than be surrounded by her racist family. My biological GM and Uncles found my mother in jan of 07. We learned that she had less than a month to live. I took leave and drove myself, wife and at the time 6 month old daughter from FL to chicago to meet my grandmother before she passed. I met my grandmother for the first time and I wanted to cry because Id spent so long to find out where I was from and knew that she could die at any moment. Unfortunately she was unable to speek, so I sat down beside her and held her hand. I showed her her greatgrand daughter, and I got to know my uncle Brock. Then my GM brother and his people came in and when he layed eye's on us I felt like I was in Georgia and the year was 1960. I wish everyone new how it feels to have someone look at you in such a manner that you know that the "N" is on the tip of his tounge. My mother felt so uncomfortable that we had do leave, dispite my uncle trying to persuade her otherwise. She passed soon there after, I have visited my uncle Brock and we keep in touch. I have not met my other uncle Brandon yet. There's been many days that Ive wondered how life could have been if my mom wasnt adoped, would she have struggled, and suffered if she had someone to genuenly care for her, and guide her. would I have had deal with homelessness, no medical care, poor schools, and live in an environment that perpetuated the "slave mantality"? I dont know why Race, and Religon can drive people to dispise people that they've never even met. I have a family that I'll probably never get to meet. Its up to us to end the cycle of hatred wether it be race, religon, or social status. We have to teach our childeren not to Judge based on what they see. That person could be a close relative, but better yet, that person is a person that is no different than you. Same skin, same eyes, same heart, same soul.