tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post2426649113372564503..comments2024-02-20T18:27:34.203-06:00Comments on Mimi Boling = Michelle Collett: I don't know what it's like to be blackMimi Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-52060244995036426412016-09-29T01:01:25.157-05:002016-09-29T01:01:25.157-05:00Keep speaking out, and never stop. :) Well said....Keep speaking out, and never stop. :) Well said. In the language of the movement this is speaking truth to power.<br /><br />We have to say Black Lives Matter because in many circumstances they decidedly do not matter. So we say they do as an acknowledgment of that injustice, and a refutation of the status quo. We are the change that creates a new reality where they do matter just as much as we say they do.<br /><br />Same goes for any and all other lives that are under valued. LOVE!!!galtzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357847863114257272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-32244664572380914562016-09-12T10:50:04.993-05:002016-09-12T10:50:04.993-05:00Very well said. I have wondered what to say as wel...Very well said. I have wondered what to say as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-81988698479962134962016-09-12T10:49:42.714-05:002016-09-12T10:49:42.714-05:00Beautifully said.Beautifully said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-19738572309262381102016-09-12T10:49:24.296-05:002016-09-12T10:49:24.296-05:00Wow. You said that beautifully!!!! —Amber W.Wow. You said that beautifully!!!! —Amber W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-24899900281888991182016-09-12T10:48:55.362-05:002016-09-12T10:48:55.362-05:00I miss you, too, dear friend. Thank you! And it di...I miss you, too, dear friend. Thank you! And it did take multiple tries. :) I was really nervous about how to phrase my feelings.Mimi Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-60744030980441632952016-09-12T10:48:36.455-05:002016-09-12T10:48:36.455-05:00Kelsy and I are blown away by your eloquence. Than...Kelsy and I are blown away by your eloquence. Thank you so much for writing this. You said what I have been feeling. It would have taken me 10 tries to get even a little close to what you have there. You are truly gifted. And.....I miss you! —Amy W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-73492526461927829952016-09-12T10:48:12.907-05:002016-09-12T10:48:12.907-05:00Well said, Mimi. —Christine K.Well said, Mimi. —Christine K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-17798981468857664282016-09-12T10:46:37.381-05:002016-09-12T10:46:37.381-05:00Well said. So very well said! Thank you for your c...Well said. So very well said! Thank you for your courage in posting your thoughts and feelings. It matters. YOU matter. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-39657217324577693292016-09-12T10:46:05.056-05:002016-09-12T10:46:05.056-05:00thanks. i had one of those proud teacher moments w...thanks. i had one of those proud teacher moments when reading this. and one of those proud human moments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-85962907003711374582016-09-12T10:45:46.757-05:002016-09-12T10:45:46.757-05:00I really enjoyed having you as a teacher.I really enjoyed having you as a teacher.Mimi Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-30355180052713768242016-09-12T10:45:21.909-05:002016-09-12T10:45:21.909-05:00Thanks for sharing this. Teaching Americanah in my...Thanks for sharing this. Teaching Americanah in my literature courses functions to open this kind of conversation. —RajAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-82413033805868828972016-09-12T10:44:48.861-05:002016-09-12T10:44:48.861-05:00So sad for Dallas. Sad for the officers and their ...So sad for Dallas. Sad for the officers and their families. Sad for the protestors who wanted to peacefully make a point but were handed terror instead.Mimi Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-54135522874223126022016-09-12T10:44:42.666-05:002016-09-12T10:44:42.666-05:00Thank you. I was going to comment and time got awa...Thank you. I was going to comment and time got away from me and then the heartbreaking news from my kids' beloved hometown... I don't believe violence is ever the answer but the desperation and pain that led to those events is real and must be acknowledged with something real... something more than defensiveness and divisiveness and platitudes. We do all have to look deep into our hearts and try, as you did here, Mimi, to imagine and reckon with the pain in the hearts of others. —KristinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-8065147451373346322016-09-12T10:43:44.773-05:002016-09-12T10:43:44.773-05:00Please keep repeating it until each of us understa...Please keep repeating it until each of us understands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-42564915841946896022016-09-12T10:43:18.199-05:002016-09-12T10:43:18.199-05:00Very beautifully said, Mimi!! —Crystal S.Very beautifully said, Mimi!! —Crystal S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-45795486973216442182016-09-12T10:42:53.743-05:002016-09-12T10:42:53.743-05:00Que hermosa mujer eres Michelle, me alegra tanto h...Que hermosa mujer eres Michelle, me alegra tanto haber conocido un poco a tu familia y conocerte un poco más a través de tu blog. Dios te bendiga siempre, envío un abrazo grande. —LucyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-54933399506771573592016-09-12T10:42:22.539-05:002016-09-12T10:42:22.539-05:00Wonderfully well written and thought out. Thanks! ...Wonderfully well written and thought out. Thanks! —Shannon E.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-529402563389235392016-09-12T10:41:42.516-05:002016-09-12T10:41:42.516-05:00Well said. Thank you —TonishaWell said. Thank you —TonishaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-4885672504380813072016-09-12T10:41:18.466-05:002016-09-12T10:41:18.466-05:00Very well said Mimi, love this! —ChristyVery well said Mimi, love this! —ChristyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-60205259381795310712016-09-12T10:40:54.162-05:002016-09-12T10:40:54.162-05:00Love this. —MariaLove this. —MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-33256158349390346862016-09-12T10:40:26.762-05:002016-09-12T10:40:26.762-05:00Of course!Of course!Mimi Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-11859418327459810352016-09-12T10:40:21.037-05:002016-09-12T10:40:21.037-05:00Me too. —Amy WhitneyMe too. —Amy WhitneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-27423389310511094052016-09-12T10:39:54.282-05:002016-09-12T10:39:54.282-05:00Can I share this? —Deb HensleyCan I share this? —Deb HensleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-21245112387712997642016-09-12T10:39:20.392-05:002016-09-12T10:39:20.392-05:00Ditto! —AbbyDitto! —AbbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-22409754264882223452016-09-12T10:38:53.932-05:002016-09-12T10:38:53.932-05:00Sure, Nicky. :) It's from the heart, and it...Sure, Nicky. :) It's from the heart, and it's been stewing there for a while.Mimi Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.com