The New York Times is running a series called The Long Run A Mother’s Influence which is a part of a series of articles about the life and careers of contenders for the 2008 Presidential Election.
I was intrigued by the story of Barack Obama’s mother, A Free Spirited Wanderer Who Set Obama’s Path. I thought, here is a woman who lived her life and although she may not have been the conventional mother to her children, she left them a legacy that is just as important. I thought this may be a fitting background to Mr. Obama’s story. As this week, he is fielding a lot of media regarding the effect of his minister’s incendiary remarks which are considered to divisive. Mr. Obama is among the many bi-racial citizens in this country who must balance walking in the world of black and white. I wish that wasn’t an issue, but the truth is, in this day and age, it is an issue. Maybe someday it will be a non-issue and we can just assess people according to their abilities and not the make up of their DNA. I hope that dream will be my children’s reality someday. It makes me wonder, if his mother is still alive, what she would think of her son and his balancing act. Read the rest of this entry »
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I wrote a post about what momma always said not too long ago because I just find it amusing how these little sayings stay with us all the rest of our life. We roll our eyes everytime we get told the same thing for the hundredth time. We swear we’d be the coolest of moms when it’s our turn and would never fall into the same trap. Then we have our own children and we bang heads with our moms because they just don’t know the modern way you’d like to raise your children. Then the children start learning words. They start talking. Then they start talking back. And before you know it, you’re talking exactly like your mother and her mother and all the other mothers before them. That dang chain is a little harder to break than you thought. This lady did such a great job compiling all of them in song. So TGIF, everyone! Enjoy and have a great weekend!
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The New York Times is running a series called The Long Run A Mother’s Influence which is a part of a series of articles about the life and careers of contenders for the 2008 Presidential Election. 
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