I feel bad for my youngest sister...

Re: I feel bad for my youngest sister...

• lrrb

  December 2010

  firsttogo:

  She went to school this year at the University of Alabama, and was thrilled as we LOVE the state. We vacation on the Gulf Coast, and have spent a lot of time in Alabama and Louisiana.

  Moving there and going to school however were a totally different story for my sister. The culture shock was huge for her. (BY no means a slam on southerners ) We are in the Midwest, and she went to a rather diverse High School. She was really shocked at the amount of "racial division" that still exists there. I am not making her out to be a goody goody, but The school (maybe more the population of students) that she has loved and dreamed about and pined for was nothing like she expected. She is going back this semester, but not next year. 

  This whole winter break was like a bad break-up for her.  I just feel so badly and know how much she wanted to love it there! I know how much we love it down there, and would move in a heartbeat!
  

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• browneyedgrl4282 member

  December 2010

  My little sister also goes to University of Alabama! What year is she in? My sister has mentioned the samething about racial thing too!

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• firsttogo

  December 2010

  She is in her first year. It just sucks. I was so homesick all through college, and I wanted so much for her to love it!
  

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• perry7285 member

  December 2010

  that must be really hard to switch schools, but good for her for leaving! this is the best reason i have ever heard of to leave a school. good for her for having such strong principles.

  

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• MayDayGirl member

  December 2010

  I can totally relate! We moved to Memphis from Minnesota when I was in MN and it was REALLY REALLY hard to understand the racism.. from both sides.  People said things and used words I didn't think you were suppose to EVER use, in regular conversation!

  My brother was told by some of his girlfriends fathers they weren't allowed to ride in his car when he drove him black friends around.

  I like to believe in 16 years it's changed, but It really can be a different world.
  

  Married on 3.20.2004. It took 30 month, 2 failed adoptions and IVF for our first miracle. We have had 9 foster kids since he was born and started the domestic adoption process when he was 10 month old, we had 4 failed matches in that time. After our daughter was born we brought her home and spent 2 weeks fearing we might lose her because of complications that came up. But Praise God all went through and she is ours forever! Expecting again after IVF
  

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