{"id":20906,"date":"2015-07-26T23:40:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T04:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?p=20906"},"modified":"2015-07-26T23:40:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T04:40:25","slug":"more-will-be-revealed-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?p=20906","title":{"rendered":"More Will Be Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

My “family” was in town this weekend joining other “family” for events that I was wholly unaware of. Let me remind you that the family I put in quotes made a decision some years ago to part ways over something that my niece’s husband, Mark, claimed happened to him. It started with a strange phone call<\/a> one night. It spread<\/a> through my family like a virus. And it culminated in this rift<\/a> that is nothing short of absurd. <\/p>\n

Families are strange and I have many in my family who I shake my head about and many I love and respect, but honestly, this whole rift with its genesis in a man’s claim against a woman who was accused, tried and handed a judgment without so much as asking her side of the equation brought me to the conclusion that the universe had closed a door for me. A favor. <\/p>\n

However, I have to say that when my family members, who I am close with, were in this weekend for the “family” birthday party and baby shower, I felt not my exclusion, but heavy that Tin was not invited to participate as a family member with his cousin’s once removed that are his age. Being a single mother and raising a son makes you fantasize about that mother now gone, who would have been a loving and doting grandmother, and my father who would have adored Tin and for cousins that perhaps would yield friendships like when I was growing up and enjoyed hanging out with my many cousins on both my father and my mother’s side of the family. <\/p>\n

Cousins are such a wonderful breed of family.<\/p>\n

So I had a heavy heart of what I perceived Tin to be missing. And then I just now, as this weekend was coming to a close, I saw something that changed everything – a Confederate flag – posted on the Facebook page of one of these “family” members. <\/p>\n

As my friend is want to say, often, “More Will Be Revealed.”<\/p>\n

Again, Universe, I am grateful that these people are not Tin’s family, that we are not invited to their parties, that we are not part of their celebrations, because I am here to tell you – that Confederate flag – oh honey – nah, don’t get me started – #knuckledraggers – we would have to go there and it would not have been pretty. So everyone was saved that embarrassment this weekend and a good time was had by all. <\/p>\n

#blacklivesmatter
\n#yourheritageishate
\n#theknuckledraggerswillnotinherittheearth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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