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by midlifemuse at 12:57pm Thu, 3 Jul 2008 under Elders, aging parents, friendship, elders, aging, girlfriends; 162 views
Recently my mom had her 89th birthday.  One of the greatest gifts she got was a visit from Sitella, her best friend.  Sitella drove over to be with us for the birthday celebration.  She's almost 80 and she and Mom have been friends for almost 50 years.

I Don't Want to Sound Sexist But Woman-Up, Son

I'm going to tell you a truth about life, and in order to do that, I'm putting my revelation in context with the comedy of Russell Peters and his commentary about our racist world. In the piece, Peters draws laughter pointing out a snippet of reality we've probably observed, and he begins it telling white people how much he admires them.