tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post4563619447489571529..comments2023-06-22T10:55:11.329-05:00Comments on Suzassippi's Lottabusha County Chronicles: Twelve Years of TherapyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-84675824073710099972015-11-02T06:48:55.607-06:002015-11-02T06:48:55.607-06:00Thank you both, Linda and Lana, for your thoughtfu...Thank you both, Linda and Lana, for your thoughtful comments. I think that one of the difficulties is when the word "privilege" is used, it evokes experiences similar to Lana's. I, too, grew up poor, with working class parents who had seen much hardship. I was in college before my grandmother got a flush toilet in her house, and she carried water from a rainwater-collected Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-72157544671974664362015-11-01T19:42:40.038-06:002015-11-01T19:42:40.038-06:00Thank you for a well written, thoughtful post. I a...Thank you for a well written, thoughtful post. I am a Mississippian with deep roots. We hold on to our distorted history whether it is the unproven tale of an Native princess in our genealogical lineage, or the lopsided history of our state flag. Change is slow to those who wait in the trenches. Change is coming. LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-52271718472902193192015-11-01T16:24:08.823-06:002015-11-01T16:24:08.823-06:00Oh my. How that post works on the heart. I'v...Oh my. How that post works on the heart. I've read a lot about white privilege in the last few years and part of me looks at my upbringing and says, "what privilege?" My family is from very, very modest means - farmers, factory workers, and soldiers. My own parents are not college educated and while I never wanted for anything necessary as a child I did learn about economy at atLana Pughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137729362106019609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-20270958618228289562015-11-01T15:29:06.257-06:002015-11-01T15:29:06.257-06:00Oh, I have made plenty of mistakes and missteps, b...Oh, I have made plenty of mistakes and missteps, but I keep working on it. There are more of us in the world who want it to work than who do not, of that, I am convinced.Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212534358894481380.post-31320732615017260662015-11-01T14:36:27.648-06:002015-11-01T14:36:27.648-06:00As a human with Mississippi blood in my veins I am...As a human with Mississippi blood in my veins I am thankful for people like you that have come into MS with an understanding attitude and wisely observed and perceived the truth. I understand how you have grappled with the complexities of this state. Unfortunately, many do not understand. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157081169613826974noreply@blogger.com