Adoptee Story: CRT, Slavery. How young is to young?

Adoption Story CRT, Slavery, When is too young?
The Author opens us about he and his sons shared experiences learning about slavery. They both share their feelings when learning about this subject while attending predominantly white schools. As a parent and having shared the same similar experience the author questions when is it too young to share graphic details and images of that time in history?
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[@CalmingSoundZZZ]

I'm amazed at your son and his ability to share his feelings. What a blessing! Keep doing what you're doing.

[@authorthomaskirst]

Thank you very much.

[@michelehaan3738]

Thank you for making your perspective available to parents raising an interracial family. Hearing this helps me know what kinds of conversations I need to be having at home…before these topics come up “out there.”

[@authorthomaskirst]

Thanks for the comment. That is exactly why I'm doing this. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@a-k6575]

I learned an amazing answer from a friend when a stranger asked her "where are you from"?, she responded "from my mother's womb" I added, "why are you a test-tube baby?" one could literally see the coin drop in their facial expression. I registered as an organ donor decades ago, I was not asked about ethnicity. Decades later in that same country, they constantly ask what my ethnicity is even told to change medical clinics to one for indigenous persons, hahaha I'm not that either. I'm the genealogist of my ancestry have at least four nations including religious clubs, however, I can no longer donate an organ not because of discrimination no, I've been diagnosed with several rare cancers now where did they come from? Time to stop this pettiness people, respect each other with our diversity, I often visualize the science fiction series where the characters are coliving as diverse beings and the script was written by a fellow human being.

[@mcawesomest1]

I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos. I never felt like I fit in. It’s like walking around life with a really smelly perfume on. You don’t have to say anything because you can see the looks on adults, kids, teachers faces that there is something wrong with you. I’m not black but I was raised by a severely mental ill mother. Basic human needs withheld... hugs, love, food, nurture... and I learned from a young age that the less she was involved in my life the better. I would stare longingly at the parents hugging their children and Jealousy... emptiness and then shame would pour over me.... what was wrong with me? Why was my own mother rejecting me... I must be bad... broken... dirty. I was so hungry for just a crumb of acceptance. It is only now as an adult that I am unpacking it all. Being rejected by my mother, never feeling accepted by my peers and growing up with the constant bullying and shame of being not normal.... some kids can smell weakness and prey upon the vulnerable.. many times they are victims themselves just trying to find some power or control. I am alive today because of my will to live. My will to not be like her. We either choose the same path or the complete opposite. I had to work to take care of myself from a young age. To feed, cloth and provide for myself. In doing so, I found “worth” and praise for the first time in my life. Hearing the words “you did a great job” was like water for someone who was dying of thirst. I didn’t have control over how she saw me or what she did to me but I had control over me.... and I was going to prove her wrong... that I wasn’t a worthless piece of💩, that I wasn’t retarded, dumb, useless, that no one would ever want me... that I was the reason for everything wrong in her life.” Sadly, I believed that once I reached the mountain top she would embrace me and hold me loving me like I always dreamed... here I was a 35 year old woman thinking once I had accomplished the impossible that she would embrace me. It was pure foolishness and the brokenness that followed was ugly. I’m healing now. It’s still incredibly hard. I have my husband and my beautiful children but I have no other family. It’s incredibly lonely to have your blood living just a city away but what they bring is only pain, destruction and turmoil. They aren’t even human... they are just predators looking for a meal. So thank you for your videos... it’s nice to not feel so alone.

[@authorthomaskirst]

First off I want to apologize for not seeing this comment. I try to get to all of them but am extremely busy all the time. I’m 41 now but at 36 was when I met my family. Your feelings are all too common in todays society. I can see we definitely had the same types of feelings. I will leave you with my about the author from my book. And thanks again for the comment god bless you. I wrote this book so that my kids, and their kids, will know where I’m from and why I am who I am. I wanted to share this since I was twelve. I started to keep a diary of my life as I knew I would tell my story one day. I wanted people to know the pain it causes not to be wanted. I want people to know how it feels to be reminded you’re different. I wanted people to know they are not alone. I’m a father of three children. Without the pain in my life, I don’t know if I would appreciate the life and love I have now.

[@mcawesomest1]

@@authorthomaskirst 100% agree... as lonely as it was growing up I wouldn’t change a thing... I’m so appreciative of the little things, of the people in my life that truly love me and the indomitable spirit to survive that my mother gifted me. I truly feel like I literally could survive anything. I wouldn’t trade that for all the money on the world. It’s absolutely priceless

[@xaviermateo5319]

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[@xaviermateo5319]

Hahaha 13

[@xaviermateo5319]

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[@ASmith-jn7kf]

Yep, I grew up with black parents and made sure to kind of censor myself from most black history stuff. When I got to college, I took a film class and when it opened my mind to racism and I got very angry and a little paranoid whereas my whole life at that point never even thought about it.

[@xaviermateo5319]

1233 thank yo

[@julezmassicott9231]

Thank you Brother for sharing your story. I just found your channel within the last hour or so, and have watched several of your videos therein. I am encouraged by your story. I hope and wish for you, continued healing and positive development in your Afro-centric Masculinity. May you be blessed in being a positive role model to your children and their mother. Be well and Be safe!

[@authorthomaskirst]

Thank you so much for the positive comment. I sure will. My next video is coming out by Sunday. I think you will like it. Thanks again.

[@ish7957]

What age should we teach racism?

[@authorthomaskirst]

I don't know. That's the question.

[@ish7957]

@@authorthomaskirst What's the answer? Unless you don't want it to be taught at all

[@authorthomaskirst]

@@ish7957 yea no history, that's what I was saying. You got it. Watch the video then reply. It's a question. I don't have horse in that race. That's the point. However, ide say a little later then 1st grade. If your son said to you what mine said to me maybe you would understand why I titled the video.