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Ethnically Speaking, August 23

by Larry Meeks

Dear Larry: I enjoy your column, but I feel you were off the mark in your response to the man who wrote to you concerned because his wife started expressing an interest in separate vacations. I agree with you that it is important for families to take vacations together, however I think it is also important to have some "away time."

This woman, who has been married since she graduated high school, apparently works full time and has four children! She needs a break big-time. I ...

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Posted by: yolanda
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Fri Sep 5, 2008 3:25 PM

hello Larry i am a 56 year old african american woman i had never heard of you until 2005 and all i have to say is i wish i had known about you and your work and wisdom while i was married and raising my children. you and i have many simular veiws and i can not tell you how many times i have been called aunty tom and beckey the white girl by friends and family it would have been great to have had a person like you to confirm some of my veiws. here is the kicker my husband whos family is from spain and italy thinks he is balcker than i am and our children listened and respected both of our veiws but were some times rebels of black power with him. make a long story short every one turned out fine we have been married 34 years now and i thank you for being who you are and not following the crowd i am so proud of you. you are one gustsy guy. sign me reading Larry Meeks now and loving it Yoli in Los Angeles

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