MARIAN IS A BLACK LADY WHO GREW UP IN NORTH CAROLINA AND TOLD HER STORY OF HAVING APPRECIATIVE PARENTS AND A LOT OF SUPPORT IN HER BLACK COMMUNITY. SHE WAS TOLD TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL. SHE BECAUSE A LAWYER. UNFORTUNATELY OUR CULTURE REWARDS GREED OF ALL KINDS. SHE WAS TAUGHT A DIFFERENT SET OF VALUES. HER KEY TO RAISING CHILDREN IS TO APPRECIATE THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE VS. WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISH. SHE WAS A CHILD ADVOCATE.
SHE WRITES THAT SHE IS SORRY FOR THE TIMES SHE DID NOT AFFIRM HER CHILDREN ENOUGH. HER BOOK IS ABOUT SOME OF THE SHORT COMINGS OF HER PARENTING. SHE HAD A LIVE-IN GRANDMA FOR 13 YEARS WHO RAISED HER KIDS WITH HER HUSBAND! SHE LIVES IN A WEALTHY WASHINGTON D.C. NEIGHBORHOOD AND KNOWS THEY ARE A PRIVILEGED FAMILY.
SHE SPEAKS THAT WE NEED TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF AND RESPECT ALL TYPES OF RACES. PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND TAKE INITIATIVE. PAY ATTENTION IN SCHOOL AND MAKE PROGRESS AS YOU SEE FIT. DO WORK THAT YOU LOVE VS. WHAT MAKES MONEY. SPREAD YOUR WEALTH AND SKILLS TO YOUR COMMUNITY. TAKE SOME RISKS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE WHAT YOU WANT AND PLEASE ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. SPEND YOUR TIME IN A WORTHY CAUSE. SHE SPEAKS TO PARENTS TO TAKE PARENTING SERIOUSLY AND INSIST THAT THE FOLKS YOU WORK FOR REPRESENT YOU WELL. YOUNG MEN NEED TO HELP AROUND THE HOUSE WITH CHORES TO GET THEM DONE - NO MATTER WHAT IT IS. THESE ARE FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES. CLEAN UP YOUR OWN MESS. TALK OUR THE CHANGING ROLES OF THE MOM AND DAD AS THEIR JOBS CHANGE.
REMEMBER THAT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE FRIENDS THAN TO DEMEAN ETHNIC RACES. ANOTHER LESSON IS TO NEVER GIVE UP NO MATTER HOW HARD LIFE GETS. BE CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DON'T BE AFRAID OF HARD WORK AND TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN TO WORK. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU HAVE , NOT ON WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE. LIVE IN THE PRESENT - ACCEPT EACH MINUTE AS AN UNREPEATABLE MINUTE. THE ONLY PERSON YOU CAN CONTROL IS YOURSELF. FIRST REMAKE YOURSELF, THEN TACKLE HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD. HELP YOUR CHILDREN FEEL PRIDE IN THEIR HERITAGE AND THEIR SENSE OF HISTORY.
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