I need to stop. I really do. It’s the train wreck I can’t stop staring at.

What’s so funny to me is I heard that loud and clear (I disagreed with it, but I heard it), but no one one the news seemed to catch it and focused on the follow-on Jim Crow didn’t magically end in the 60s. Even freaking CNN had this whole panel about Obama talking “at white people about race.” Like maybe when they’re…

Glad I’m working from home when the loud “You ain’t never lied” burst out.

Never one to disappoint, the comments on even this subject were abhorrent on Facebook this morning. I don’t know why I was surprised. The “moral right” has no soul.

My husband has decided this is his #1 bucket list item: To meet Obama and shake his hand. All I can imagine is me throwing myself at him, weeping and messy or gaping at him frozen.

“He also kept talking to African Americans about inner cities and ‘ghettos’”

Same. Once I had swaddled my son and somehow jarred his ankle monitor. Three nurses came in, scolded me, and each separately compared his number to mine before turning off the alarm. They don’t play these days.

I think it’s a blessing and a curse - now people know they’re wrong, but instead trying to genuinely change they just do some bullshit cover up to make the appearance of being better. Then they elect Donald Trump.

When I moved to VA in high school, it was called Lee Jackson King day. Apparently since then, they’ve seen the error of their ways. It’s now two separate holidays - Lee Jackson Day on Friday and MLK Day Monday.

Best of luck with your IUI. I have a friend who’s at the the beginning of a similar journey. Do you have any advice on ways I can be supportive when she gets bad or disappointing news?

Same.

As a black mom of a biracial son, I live in frequent fear for his future. Oh I needed this #blackboyjoy and I’m going to spend my 2017 spreading mine.

This is what I was thinking. I wonder if there will be any punitive retaliation (like being kicked out of the band) for students who don’t want to participate. Just because the president is a boot-licker doesn’t mean the students should be forced to participate.

And I’d hate to take a day off from anyone, but maybe can we stop closing local government offices on Lee-Jackson Day. (Today, btw)

I usually enjoy flying, but after my first layover at O’Hare, I agree 100%. You’ll get anywhere faster by walking.

This is a bridge too far.

I need to do this, but I just can’t let go. The majority of my new book purchases are on my e-reader - even library books. But there’s something about those stacks. How did you do it?

The flight itself was fine - the plane was larger than I expected (7 seats across: 2 rows of 2 and 3 seats in the middle), everything was clean and it didn’t look dated, the seats were a good size. My husband bought a beer, but we didn’t get anything else. The attendants were all very helpful. You have to pay up front…

We took the bait on a cheap WOW flight and it was 100% worth it. Eating and doing the country itself is costly, but it was so inexpensive to get there and stay it balanced it out. We’ve spent the same amount on other trips, but spent more getting there than enjoying ourselves.

It takes a village, my friend. The kids around you - yours or not - will learn and benefit from your example. But I’ve got dibs on the next BO 😉