Miss Bernice how about some more stories from your grandmother. You know me a Los Angeles girl who has never been to the south, was not sure if The Help was accurate or even close to it, but it was so interesting to hear your grandmother talk about her experiences in the North and in the South. You will be happy that you recorded this story, and you probably should record some more of her stories. We would be happy if she would allow us to listen in on her life. A lovely Grandma, just like her lovely Grand-daughter. Thank her for sharing her story with us. Love, Barbara
Love it! She absolutely keeps it real. My great aunts cleaned houses for whites as well. I think my Grandmother (Mama's mother) did too, but she died before I was born or soon after--I don't remember. My Auntie lived in Louisville and my Aunt Tom, who I would stay with summers when my sibs visited their Dads (mine was not involved much of my life), worked in Indianapolis. I have dig out the poem I wrote about accompanying her to clean house. I don't remember them talking badly about the people, but like your Grandmother, they got paid and came on home. It was a job and they actually both owned their own homes, with money earned from cleaning white folks' houses. Watching her makes me miss my Aunt Tom--she was heavier but your Grandmother reminds me of her. Thank you Bernice for sharing.
There is no doubt that we dont know what a grandmother or a grandfather might say and sometimes its not what we want to hear at all but if we could just be patient and allow them to go off the beaten path (as seniors are known to do)they reward us with gems of information that is not otherwise available. As to your Grandmother, Ms McFadden, there is no sweeter thing in the world to me than someone who appreciates that a cuss word most certainly should be used when no other word will do. God Bless her...and you!
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Wanted to hear more from your Grandmother. Gollee, Ms. Bernice, you're just a baby. I'm.....
Now, Ms. Bernice I love your Grandmother; even though, I have never met her. She keeps it real!
She was such a doll, I wanted to hear more of this story, and she was so eloquent in her speech, she told it like it was ans not sugarcoat nothing.
Miss Bernice how about some more stories from your grandmother. You know me a Los Angeles girl who has never been to the south, was not sure if The Help was accurate or even close to it, but it was so interesting to hear your grandmother talk about her experiences in the North and in the South. You will be happy that you recorded this story, and you probably should record some more of her stories. We would be happy if she would allow us to listen in on her life. A lovely Grandma, just like her lovely Grand-daughter. Thank her for sharing her story with us. Love, Barbara
Love it! She absolutely keeps it real. My great aunts cleaned houses for whites as well. I think my Grandmother (Mama's mother) did too, but she died before I was born or soon after--I don't remember. My Auntie lived in Louisville and my Aunt Tom, who I would stay with summers when my sibs visited their Dads (mine was not involved much of my life), worked in Indianapolis. I have dig out the poem I wrote about accompanying her to clean house. I don't remember them talking badly about the people, but like your Grandmother, they got paid and came on home. It was a job and they actually both owned their own homes, with money earned from cleaning white folks' houses. Watching her makes me miss my Aunt Tom--she was heavier but your Grandmother reminds me of her. Thank you Bernice for sharing.
There is no doubt that we dont know what a grandmother or a grandfather might say and sometimes its not what we want to hear at all but if we could just be patient and allow them to go off the beaten path (as seniors are known to do)they reward us with gems of information that is not otherwise available. As to your Grandmother, Ms McFadden, there is no sweeter thing in the world to me than someone who appreciates that a cuss word most certainly should be used when no other word will do. God Bless her...and you!
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