by snowbird 24 Replies latest jw friends
How you went to a convention in New York and saw Black people for the first time.
You mentioned that you wanted to touch the skin of the little kids.
I thought that was so poignant, yet, I can't find the thread.
Would you mind telling about your experience again?
Syl
I don't know about Outlaw but I feel the same way about black women.
*giggle*
Shut up, Minimus!!!
Must you sully every thread with your prurient chatter?
Syl
Hey Sylvia!..
I was just a little kid when that happened..I remember it like it was yesterday..
I wasn`t even school age then,maybe 4 or 5..
We traveled all the way to New York from Canada..For the Big assembly there..
We did`nt have any Black people where I came from..So seeing Black People was a real Novelty for me..
Especially being so young and inquisitive..
We got to the assembly..My mom and dad got us settled in..
Like all little kids I wanted to find other children to play with..
You can imagine my surprise when I saw Black little Kids..LOL!!..
I just had to go see the Black Kids!..
I had never seen little Black Kids before..
They were so different than me,but they were little kids just like me..
I was frigg`n blown away!!..
I remember touching thier skin..It was Black..
I had to find out what Black skin felt like..What little kid would`nt?..LOL!!
I noticed the tight curly black hair..My hair was blonde and straight..
I just had to touch it and see what it felt like..They let me and got a big charge out of it..LOL!!..
We became friends very quickily,as most little kids do..
I played with those kids the entire assembly..It was a lot of fun for me..
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...OUTLAW
lol
... my daughter, about four years old at the time, did the exact same thing at a convention
That is really quaint.
Thank you, Outlaw.
I'm bookmarking this so I won't have to trouble you again.
Your account reminded me of an incident when my oldest child (now 37) was a little girl.
We went to a park, and as was the custom, Blacks were on one side, Whites on the other.
I remember this little White girl wanted so badly to play with the Black kids. She would wait until her mother was preoccupied and sneak over to our side! The kids were on this whirly-gig thingy, laughing and having a gay old time. This little girl's mother tried without any success to make her stay on their side.
Finally, she gave up!
You should have seen them - a little, blond girl and little black and brown kids having the time of their lives.
What a sight!
Syl
When my youngest son was 3, we went out in service with a black sister. We were walking down the street and he was holding hands with both of us and he looked at her hand and he said your skin is brown and mine is pink. She said, yes that's right. It was such a cute moment. This thread made me think of that.
