Are you proud of who you are?

So I read on one of my friends facebook pages "brown pride", he is half white and half mexican. He is proud of being mexican, there is nothing wrong with that right? I dont see anything wrong with that. I am proud to be his friend. My problem with this is that if I were to post "white pride" on my page I would probably have a long list of people telling me how offensive it is, that is comes across racist...WHY!!! I am white, my ansertors were white, they were from England for goodness sake. Why cant I be proud that my family came across the ocean to a country that had nothing and built themselves a life and family to sustain to today? I dont know if they had slaves, servants or any of the sort. They probably did but there is nothing I can do to change it and I am sorry for those people that were their slaves or servants. I am not sorry for their famies , that may seem cold and harsh but it is reality. Obviously it has been overcome to the point where even a black man can be president. I am just really sick of the special treatment that is given to those of color...we are not the majority anymore us white folk I mean. We are a melting pot, so shouldnt the help be given to those in need, not based of the color of their skin? I am all for education and health care for all, but that is why we pay our taxes so that we can make our children a productive part of society. It only betters our country as a whole when we keep our families healthy and educated. However when families move here from out of the country and dont pay taxes but receive free help and work for cash why is nothing done about it? It is not one race doing it, I am well aware of that and I do not blame one race. I blame us Americans who have let this continue to the point we can not even keep teachers in our schools. Where are our priorities? Why arent we proud enough to stand up for ourselves as well as everyone else? It was just as hard for people 100 years ago to come here and start over as it is today. There are just different obsticals. Think about where we need to be as a country as things fall apart around us, if we cant take care of what we have what makes us think we can take care of everyone that decides to come to America...

Left in silence with my thoughts...

can be a very dangerous thing. Have you ever thought about if you actually wrote down every thought you had, that mattered? Not the have to do this, that and the other, thoughts but the ones that change you.
I am thinking about friendships today and how I have a lot of "friends" but not a lot of real true love friends. Joe pointed out to me that I have to be friends with everyone, or so I think. Why is that, why do I feel the need to have to be friends with someone and not just acquaintances. There is nothing wrong with not being friends with someone. I certainly don't get offended by people who do not befriend me. Why do I assume that others do if I don't? Is it narcissism? Is it a fear of not being liked? Is it a fear of that's not the nice thing to do? I don't know but I do find myself being friends with people that I don't particularly like. Then what, is it OK to say," You know since I have gotten to know you I don't really think I like you." Do they feel the same way, how else do you know if you like someone if you don't hang out???
But I have to say that I am truly blessed to have aah 6 or 7 really wonderful women who I would do anything for and know they would do the same for me. You know who you are and I love you dearly and I know we will be friends for life.

Here I am once again...

So I have to put on here first, I am trying to win these:http://justanotherreviewblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/rock-thigh-baby-giveaway.html?showComment=1265556052541_AIe9_BETUGPCVN8HkX_0rbTayIHDr6TaFbDsJ1e0x0JUP0pENH3jcmTxVQhbOJAQteQaGa1jHjP7WIYfFj4YFbmmC7pPszi0iN2BlJn1za7ztwstqGauFde2k0KuSYDgTnjibNN-7KIsWMEJBfBMQOK2vH5286la6HXgI4VLwXbvvVPL7QJu-YTPG_W3J1HwweJAkElMEVWfXl5pNAR7JyRuCeLDgD0evdgtPvsJUr2DYD_coJkQkcMNjEEl4Tc7u_ZWnqVcFdwa#c1943727225791198879

check them out. Soo cute love the pirate ones, and I hope I win them.