Take Back Our Kids
By Lloyd Marcus in American Thinker
Our nineteen-fifty-something station
wagon was loaded with Mom, Dad, big fat Aunt Nee (300lbs ), me and four younger
siblings. Aunt Nee raised my dad; his surrogate mom. Our family was excited
about spending a hot summer day at Carr's Beach, Maryland. I had no idea at
that time that it was the only Maryland beach open to blacks.
Before hitting the road to the
beach, the ritual included riding from our black suburban community into
Baltimore City to pick up Aunt Nee and stopping down “Jew Town” to purchase
corned-beef and a bread that the adults loved. I did not get a sense that my
parents calling it “Jew Town” was meant in a derogatory way. It was simply an
area of Baltimore filled with Jewish businesses that sold great food.
As a matter of fact, most of the
corner stores in black neighborhoods were owned by Jews. Blacks purchased items
without cash, put on their account. Storeowners would log items in their book;
no bulletproof wall and turn-style between the Jewish store owners and their
black customers.
We always had a wonderful time at
the beach and rode home exhausted. Dad's car was not air-conditioned. Looking
back, I wonder how on earth did we endure; three adults, five kids, food and
beach supplies stuffed in a hot station wagon. And yet, all my memories of
family days at the beach bring a warm smile to my face.
Mom was a great cook. Two of Mom's
weekday dinner menus stick out as favorites. One was mom's hot homemade
biscuits with butter and King Syrup. The other was collard greens with
cornbread dumplings. We kids were clueless about the economic component
surrounding these meals. We simply enjoyed them, never feeling deprived.
Wednesday nights were prayer service
at the storefront church in Baltimore City where dad was assistant pastor. On
the way home, there was a corner bakery right before we crossed over the
Hanover Street bridge. Whenever dad unexpectedly pulled over to purchase a
dozen donuts, it was an exciting family treat.
As the eldest, I remember my
parent's lean years more than my siblings. One Christmas, I was extremely
excited receiving a secondhand bicycle. Years later, Santa delivered new bikes
for my younger brothers and sister.
Dad was among Baltimore City's first
black firefighters and mom worked part-time as a custodian at a high school and
as a domestic for white folks.
My point is we did not have what
kids have today. And yet, we enjoyed the little things. We did not feel
deprived. Mom and Dad always found a way to get us whatever we needed. I
remember wearing my new suit for 6th grade , looking at my friend
Martin wearing a suit a few sizes too small. My three brothers, sister and I
were happy.
The Bible says “Train up a child in
the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs
22:6). While my siblings and I had our individual periods of rebellion, like
the prodigal son, we defaulted back to our home training: our parents’
principles and values.
Today, the Left is aggressively
usurping authority over your kids, ripping parenting out of your hands.
Decades of allowing liberal
indoctrination to go unchallenged has produced a generation of youths who
believe that in the name of “fairness” no one should have more than anyone else
(fighting income inequality). Needs and desires are now declared to be rights
(government entitlements). In our quest to prove our tolerance as
conservatives, we allowed the Left to steal our kids’ minds.
Youths are idealistic. Once
liberalized guilt-ridden youths are led down the road of trying to make life
fair, the consequences are far reaching. For example: Pressure from students is
forcing colleges to make all campus restrooms “all gender.” An Oregon High School created gender-neutral restrooms for transgender students.
In case you have not noticed, the
Left has zero tolerance for anyone daring to disagree with their far left
radical liberal agenda. They punish and even seek to criminalize opposing points of view. How long will it be before our
kids are reporting their parents
to authorities after overhearing them express an opinion out-of-step with that
of the Left, government and the mainstream media?
Folks, it is time that we take back
our kids from Leftists’ indoctrination.
Though “#Bring Back Our Girls” won rave reviews from
liberals, sadly, it did nothing to free the 200 girls kidnapped and made sex
slaves by Islamic extremists. A year later, the girls have not been returned.
I wish to implement, #Take Back Our
Kids. I am calling all parents to closely monitor their local school administrators
and school boards, confronting them when necessary. Home schooling is a great
option. We can no longer sit back and passively allow the Left to totally
control the thinking and beliefs of our kids. We must #Take Back Our Kids
Posters comment: One obvious comment is when
hard times come upon us, most of the recommended actions, both preventive and
corrective, in this article will have already happened, and be happening. What
a shame it got to this point.
And our children are our future, too. And most parents want to have their children succeed in life, and be happy to boot.
And our children are our future, too. And most parents want to have their children succeed in life, and be happy to boot.
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