Cultural Differences: When Children Rightfully Feared Their Elders – Black & Right / Black &...

You want to talk about a real issue contributing to our cultural ills today? Let's start here... When I was growing up in Baltimore and its suburbs the city was approximately half black. Although we were segregated, attended separate schools, we were still exposed to each other in sports and other playtime activities. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, I was acutely aware in the differences in my friend's homes. I envied them, especially the black families who seemed to have better relationships than any I found in white homes. The respect that children learn to practice with their families transfers to the community at large. The lack of respect we see today, also begins in the same place. It begins with simple things, like adults who insist that we drop the honorifics "Mr" and "Mrs" and just call them by their first names. We're not supposed to be "pals" with our children and their friends. We're supposed to be parents and adults...

Playing off Eddie Murphy's bit about "near" cuss words, a friend of mine could say "frick" around his parents so I got to figuring I could use it around mine...my mom damn near slapped me into next week the first time I tried it.

SN (Join to see) The adage: “Someone has to be in charge” still holds and is seldom utilized!