Growing Up Black😂 No, you think growing up with black Amercian parents is crazy, try African or Carribean parents. Oh my god😂 My mom was pure African upbringing and my dad, he's Ugandan too but he moved to Amercia when he was 18 and got his citizenship later. He's American Black now. African parents do this thing were they will yell at you and destroy your self esteem for an hour, and then ask Why are you crying? Following that, they'll be like, "If you doing this crying and bada bada, I'll give something to cry about for real. The starving children in my homeland don't even cry as much as you do. The people with no arms in the Congo are happier than you. Fix you face! You are still crying? Get from here before I hit some sense into you." Anyways, thinking of things for growing up black in 45 mins:
Having to downplay instants that happen at school so that your parents don't decide to go to your school and talk to your teachers.
Not being allow to go past the two stop signs on your street.
Telling jokes to your parents, they don't find it funny and decide to talk out into an ass beating about why that shit wasn't funny.
Coming home from school, finding that no one is home and there's a note on the table: DON'T TOUCH NOTHING!
Your sibling is about to get beat and they reveal that you were part of their own wrongdoing. Not only do you get an worse ass whooping but you don't get to go outside for a week or two.
Your sibling makes a mess, then lies that you did. After you get in trouble and forced to clean it up and the sibling reveals they actually did it. They don't get in trouble.
Having to order from the Kid's menu and you're 15
Seeing other black kids getting in trouble and saying, "Haha, get your shit together."
Being the only black kid in the class
Teachers setting up typical scenarios for black peoples and putting you in. Example: Elisabeth has $20. She can either buy the 10 piece bucket at KFC or buy a Chick fil an 8 piece nugget combo meal. Estimate which is the better deal.
Cussing in class and the white teacher doesn't say anything because they don't wanna get cuss out.
Hurting your sibling on accident and telling them that if they kept crying Momma gonna beat both of our asses.
Skipping class to the fullest
Your daddy or your momma doing your hair until they a) burn your ass b) fuck up your hair c) decide it's time for you to get a real hair dresser.
Parents doing the cheapest things but have a lot of money.
"No I don't have any money Elisabeth. I don't get paid this week." Wallet has money bunched up and parent don't need to pay bills
African parents yelling at you in a tribal language, forgetting they didn't teach you that one.
"If you interrupt me while I'm on the phone..."
"After this time, don't knock on my door for shit, you got it?"
Elementary school White kids in class treating you extra nice the month that slavery shows up in class.
Watching Black TV with the family on certain nights
Sitting for hours, it feeling like your booty is becoming a pancake, while you get micros, box braids, etc.
Extension cord, Christmas Tree Lights, or belt, what's your pick?
Having a runaway bag but nowhere to run to.
Parents asking strangers questions and embarrassing you.
Parents taking forever to say goodbye to they friends.
White kids expecting you to know everything about black history.
People touching your skin and hair.
Other kids being scared that you'll actually beat that ass.
Saving plastic cups from fast food and other.
Taking 3000 napkins
Watching the Proud Family and pretending your Penny Proud
All your relatives that aren't in the immediate that actually show up in family events are all either older than by at least 3 years or toddlers. All the cool relatives never show up unless you go to they place.
When Bratz Dolls were the black dolls.
Closing the door and 3 seconds later ya mama bust in like 😠 What are you doing?
Younger sibling gets to do whatever they want while you got a tight leash on your neck.
Going to the early service in church because your parents didn't want to go the later one, but you and your sibling/siblings play in service and end up having to go to Sunday school and the second service.
Black people knowing each other through the grades.
Getting child like gifts, Dora the Explorer backpack and kid's show size 12 sneakers, from your relatives and you're 17
Grandma and Grandpa slipping you money
Grandma and Grandpa saving you from ass whuppings.
21 year old brother takes you to Six Flags Magic Mountain and illegally gets your 8 year old brother on all the rides.
"Inside or outside."
Sprays 100 covers of sunscreen and bug repel on your ass before you hang out with your friends outside.
Dad keeps every single receipt, even the ones from the gas station.
White kids being scared of saying Black in a present and then say colored.
Siblings popping up in your bedroom.
Having to share a room with a sibling when grandma from Africa comes to live with us for 9 month even though there is an empty extra room.
Hating a girl for two years, saying that we're cousins but then come best friends in the 4th grade and then slay through 5 when we have the same class together and middle school.
Not sleeping in a room after the discovery of a bug.
Hispanic and black people United in school.
Going to a mainly white school and gets judged for blackness.
Goes to mainly white school and discover rich white kids what to be black and Hispanic so bad.
Having to be at least twice as good as everyone else.
A/N: I rather be black then any other race or ethnicity👧🏾👩🏾💁🏾👸🏾👰🏾👵🏿👼🏾
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One Direction Interracial Preferences/ Imagines
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