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Old 06-10-00, 02:30 PM
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Your post is very moving.
From what you write, your parents obviously did a good job in raising you, loving you and instilling love in your heart. Think of what they had to go through in a new environment, their fears and anguish after being uprooted from a place they knew and loved and landing in a new culture.
You are doing the right thing. Rid your mind of the negative thoughts, raise your child without prejudice, love your child very much and everything will be alright.
However don't be naive. All people,all races, whether they be Haitians, Americans, Asian, all have their good and less attractive sides. You must have and you must teach your child "discernement". That is the ability to distinguish between the good and the bad characteristics in the person, not the races.
You are doing fine, you should be a teacher, a mentor and a role model.
I myself grew-up in a Haiti that was already in turmoil, (late 50's and 60's) came to the US in the mid 60's and returned to Haiti in the mid 70's. I have known both sides. My children have known both sides, but more of the US side, where they are now blossoming. I can attest that there is good and bad everywhere. The trick is personal development. One must learn how to make the best of every day and every opportunity. One must stay away from nostalgia and thinking that that grass is always greener on the other side.
May God Bless you.
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