You Know You were Born/Raised "Black" When...

[SoEnchanting]

Reminiscing about...
- Easter speeches
- Hair pressings with the comb on the stove or hot plate
- The "switch" bush in the backyard (Damn I used to hate having to get one)

Hmmm I'll have to think of some more later... This thread is hilarious!

[Jill1228]

Originally Posted by SoEnchanting

Reminiscing about...
- Hair pressings with the comb on the stove or hot plate
- The "switch" bush in the backyard (Damn I used to hate having to get one)

Hmmm I'll have to think of some more later... This thread is hilarious!

Oh yeah the hot comb...we all got our head burned up one time or the other.
"Why'd you jump?" Uh hello! That is an involuntary action, hon! And how many people went to school with burns on the ear or an "extra set of eyelashes"



And they were never happy with the switch you picked...they would come back with the whole tree trunk and whup ya

[KAPPAtivating]

...you know the meaning of the following:

"Who in the Hell left the gate open?"
"Little Birdie, you're free because I paid the price."
"No my brotha, you gotta get your own!"

Also, if anybody ever told you, "Y'all stop runnin' in and out my house! The air is on (or, "you lettin' flies in")!

AND...if your mama or grandmother made you "dress up" to go to the doctor or dentist (because they didn't want people to think you were poor)...maybe that was just us!

Okay...last one...if you had "school clothes" and "play clothes"!

[OneTimeSBX]

did i miss anyone mentioning Kool-aid called by its color, not its flavor?

also, black jesus in a gold picture frame, at least one picture of a black baptism, the only funeral home you can ever think of is the one on the back of the church fan, "dont come runnin' to me if you fall and kill yourself", and licking your finger to rub the ash off your knee...dont even front like you didnt do that...

[Grace&Mercy]

...when you visit another church and you're surprised to find out that one song the choir sings every Sunday is really a medley of 5 different songs...or maybe that's just my church

...when you asked your daddy for something and he said "ask your mother", that's his way of saying NO.

...your mother had you helping out in the kitchen as soon as you learned to walk without falling on yourself. Those dishes won't wash themselves.


...if your cousin is more than 15 years older than you don't call them John, but Cousin John. First-name basis is not for your elders.

...you have that one relative that is really superstitious. If your left hand itches she's suddenly your best friend, 'cause that means you're coming into some money.