My first born son, Lemuel, is a police officer in the Washington Metropolitan area. Unusual about this distinction is that the department he works with has a tri-state authority. With that comes a great deal of thinking. His many contacts with people cry sometimes for deep wisdom and care. In this case a pregnant Black woman smoking a cigarette at a bus stop was enough to spark concern in any father's heart.
Typical of my son's nature he spoke to her. In his words:
"Now notice her belly and notice her left hand!!" he told us. "She didn't give me the time or day and had nothing to say when I confronted her. Just kept smoking and playing with her kindle! Then she'll be wondering "why my child lawd why?!?!"
My favorite daughter-in-law, Talia and Lemuel's wife asked, "What'd you say?"
He said "that's pretty selfish of you smoking and being pregnant don't you think?" She just stared at me and kept smoking. ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 9.5.15
#lordhelpher #andthebaby
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| Black mother my son noticed smoking ... |
"Damn! Can't say how common the response is. I bet, as you've probably surmised, her back story is dark, deep in pain and hard to live with. Can't take 'ignit' outa the ignorant, nor remove ignorance from the unwilling. . ." - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories
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