So this whole Kickball thing has me thinking. Again, I was "the only one." That was the scenario all through elementary school, one of 5 in middle school and still the minority in high school. Back to one of a handful in college, the work world. So it's not a foreign feeling; however, it's still uncomfortable at times...for me; perhaps not for those around me.
But then I got to thinking...black people don't DO things...at least not in ATL. You have a handful of those that are active in the community; however, the general population don't do much other than go to the club and get drunk. *sigh* - been there done that.
There are kickball, softball, soccer, ect leagues all over the city that I was blind to until recently. There is a separate black alumni group; however, they don't participate in any leagues. The Atlanta Urban League for young professionals has a health conscious committee that can barely get together 2 people to do a walk around piedmont park on Saturday mornings.
Then I got to thinking, white folks talk about going "to the lake," on the weekends, playing sports etc. All this stuff, I truly enjoy and miss from my youth. Not that I want to divorce my 'blackness' but I truly don't get it. I hate that I feel like in order to enjoy certain things, I need to be "the only one."
In other words. All I want in this life is to be cared for the way I want to care for another person. Eek - I'm feeling sappy and personal. Is it *that time of month?*
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I am a part of an awesome ATL meetup group that does everything from softball, skating, dining out, etc. Try some meetup groups. There are tons of activities with "us".
Hmmm, I have a comment to make about this post but I'll have to make it offline so as to protect one's anonymity.
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