At Home in Mississippi
Viewing comments for Chapter 31 "Trouble Erupts"Growing up in the 40 and 50 in MIssissippi
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Comment from Wendy G
Such a different background, with the guns, from what we have and had over here. Such a different lifestyle. But your story was certainly very dramatic, and you had a lot to cope with as a girl, especially a sense og guilt that you had somehow caused the fire. Thanks for sharing another interesting part of your life.
Wendy
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2024
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Such a different background, with the guns, from what we have and had over here. Such a different lifestyle. But your story was certainly very dramatic, and you had a lot to cope with as a girl, especially a sense og guilt that you had somehow caused the fire. Thanks for sharing another interesting part of your life.
Wendy
Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2024
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Thank you, Wendy. Yes I sure my background was very different from yours. So many different factors go into the way children are raised like part of the country, the birth order, what the parents are like. I appreciate the review.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
You may want to re-read your opening as Ms Chatham was kinder than ... Ms Chatham.
I stopped there confused
Let me know if I missed something please and I will return
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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You may want to re-read your opening as Ms Chatham was kinder than ... Ms Chatham.
I stopped there confused
Let me know if I missed something please and I will return
Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Sorry Tom, I know it was confusing. I used the actual names of the two teachers because I have several readers in Mississippi that had the same teachers and there is history involved. Miss Chatham was the first grade teacher and principal. Mrs Chatman was my second grade not related.
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My bad. I read them as the same, and now see tham vs tman. Duh.
Comment from Rachelle Allen
Wowie zowie!! That is a LOT for a young kid to handle..though of course, you DID bring a lot of it on yourself, your little eavesdropper!! (Not that I blame you; it's a very past time still!! Everyone does it!)
This was so interesting to read. You have a way of providing so much detail, too. I marvel at your memory!
xoxo
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Wowie zowie!! That is a LOT for a young kid to handle..though of course, you DID bring a lot of it on yourself, your little eavesdropper!! (Not that I blame you; it's a very past time still!! Everyone does it!)
This was so interesting to read. You have a way of providing so much detail, too. I marvel at your memory!
xoxo
Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Thank you Rachelle. They way my mind worked not getting tht answers when I asked questions was too much to handle. Sometimes knowing the things are being kept from you is worse than having the answers.
Beth
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I totally agree with that statement - as much today as when I was young!
Comment from Begin Again
Wish I had a six for this one, Beth. The times of living in the south were so different than the north. You dealt with things in different ways. You are right when you say thieves come in every color. GReat job!
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 23-Jul-2024
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Wish I had a six for this one, Beth. The times of living in the south were so different than the north. You dealt with things in different ways. You are right when you say thieves come in every color. GReat job!
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 23-Jul-2024
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Thank you Carol. I appreciate the review and comments. Yes, I sure the deep south was different in those days. I probably still is.
Beth
Comment from Pamusart
Hi BethShelby
Chatman and Chatham. People might have trouble keeps them straight. I would've chosen the other name to be very different.
Because as I was reading this, I got confused because it looked like in the first couple of paragraphs both teachers are mentioned. Their names are so similar that I thought they were the same person, even though you were talking about second grade teacher, and another teacher I would've picked a very different name for one of the other so it's easier to keep them straight. It's funny because they were never mentioned again. Maybe In a subsequent chapter
I saw nothing in the story until the grandfather was interacting with millworkers to say that there was any racism. Maybe the renters were black. Maybe the perpetrators of the burglary were black and that that little boy was also black
Does the organization grandpa was in have a history of racism?
But there is nothing that you have written that implies that. So I'm a little bit confused about that. Your notes talk about racism in the 40s. And I know there was a lot of it, but I still don't see any of it in this poem except for stating that grandpa like the uncle Tom types
Here remove the 'a' from in front of jungle gyms
" had swings, slides, a jungle gyms, seesaws "
Here it should be began. Everything else around it is in the past tense
" keeper, so I begin to understand basic math ".
I enjoyed reading your story
Good job. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Hi BethShelby
Chatman and Chatham. People might have trouble keeps them straight. I would've chosen the other name to be very different.
Because as I was reading this, I got confused because it looked like in the first couple of paragraphs both teachers are mentioned. Their names are so similar that I thought they were the same person, even though you were talking about second grade teacher, and another teacher I would've picked a very different name for one of the other so it's easier to keep them straight. It's funny because they were never mentioned again. Maybe In a subsequent chapter
I saw nothing in the story until the grandfather was interacting with millworkers to say that there was any racism. Maybe the renters were black. Maybe the perpetrators of the burglary were black and that that little boy was also black
Does the organization grandpa was in have a history of racism?
But there is nothing that you have written that implies that. So I'm a little bit confused about that. Your notes talk about racism in the 40s. And I know there was a lot of it, but I still don't see any of it in this poem except for stating that grandpa like the uncle Tom types
Here remove the 'a' from in front of jungle gyms
" had swings, slides, a jungle gyms, seesaws "
Here it should be began. Everything else around it is in the past tense
" keeper, so I begin to understand basic math ".
I enjoyed reading your story
Good job. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Thank you Pam. I'm sorry it was confusing. I have several readers in Mississippi who had the same teachers and I used their real names for historical reasons. Miss Chatham was the principal and first grade teacher. Mrs. Chatman was the second grade teacher, No relation. If it had been fiction, I would have changed the names. I did fix the began earlier.
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
Another interesting story. I personally never encountered race until I was 13. I the town I grew up in, in Wisconsin there were only white people. at least as far as I had ever seen. We moved to Florida when I was 13 and we were bussed to segregated schools. That was quite a shock to me. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2024
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Another interesting story. I personally never encountered race until I was 13. I the town I grew up in, in Wisconsin there were only white people. at least as far as I had ever seen. We moved to Florida when I was 13 and we were bussed to segregated schools. That was quite a shock to me. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2024
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It is intersting how some who grew up in this country have had such different experiences than others. I sure growing up in Mississippi and in Wisconsin had to be vastly different.I visitedf most starts but although Wisconsin was on my bucket list is one of a handful that I've never been in.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
Never a dull moment in your family, Beth, and you seem to have carried on the tradition:) I don't blame your mother being nervous. I've had property stolen from outside the house but never from inside which would feel particularly violating. Your chapter, as ever, totally absorbing and full of colour and charm of the period. Love your pronouncement, Beth, that the house was going to burn down and then being nonplus as to where that came from. Definitely, a little mischief-maker lurking inside! :)) Some edits below:
so I beg(a)n to understand basic grade math
and he told (them) that one of them was his older brother
The incident ma(d)e mother even more nervous...
Well done! Debbie
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reply by the author on 23-Jul-2024
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Never a dull moment in your family, Beth, and you seem to have carried on the tradition:) I don't blame your mother being nervous. I've had property stolen from outside the house but never from inside which would feel particularly violating. Your chapter, as ever, totally absorbing and full of colour and charm of the period. Love your pronouncement, Beth, that the house was going to burn down and then being nonplus as to where that came from. Definitely, a little mischief-maker lurking inside! :)) Some edits below:
so I beg(a)n to understand basic grade math
and he told (them) that one of them was his older brother
The incident ma(d)e mother even more nervous...
Well done! Debbie
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Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 23-Jul-2024
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Thank you Debbie. I always appreciate your nice comments and help with things you see that need correcting.
Beth
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Very well written. A bit on the sad side, but you have to include it all.
I was very young, when they left Mississippi. - I think you can do without this comma.
The incident make mother even more nervous - (made?)
walked through Grandpa's door. - oops (check the font)
Best wishes.
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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Very well written. A bit on the sad side, but you have to include it all.
I was very young, when they left Mississippi. - I think you can do without this comma.
The incident make mother even more nervous - (made?)
walked through Grandpa's door. - oops (check the font)
Best wishes.
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Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Thank you Wayne. I appreciate the review and help with some edits.
It was a sad time. I hated that the return of the guns came about in the way it did.
Beth