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sheshe2

(87,912 posts)
8. I am laughing and crying.
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 02:55 AM
Feb 2016

I love your post. It makes me smile.

Your mom, I think I love her! 100%. She is so cool.

Your celebration, so sweet. Crying for the joy of your citizenship. Me. Yes a naturalized citizen. Yet many relatives came through Ellis Island. My sister knows our history far better than me. I have done some research and saw the manifests when my grandfather came to America from Switzerland.

Obamas letter, a gift of welcome and the beauty of being part of our family, this nation. Kind of Blue, he has helped to heal wounds. It ain't over.

Yet as we move forward we become more beautifully diverse.

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Bravo, indeed. eom mikehiggins Feb 2016 #1
I was born a citizen, but Aristus Feb 2016 #2
That, Aristus sheshe2 Feb 2016 #3
And you, sheshe2... Aristus Feb 2016 #4
K & R Iliyah Feb 2016 #5
What a brilliant sweet letter from President Obama to our Fellow American.. Cha Feb 2016 #6
Good Lord, I'm tearing up. Kind of Blue Feb 2016 #7
I am laughing and crying. sheshe2 Feb 2016 #8
You, Too?!? Wow, it feels so good Kind of Blue Feb 2016 #9
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