Brava! Absolutely Fantabulous Writing!
Emily's approval of Matheson's eventual marriage to Valysia was a huge surprise and I laughed throughout this chapter everytime she slapped her husband Gregory, and some things and reactions of Gregory also made me laugh. This chapter had a lot of humor in it regardless the seriousness of the subject and I liked this combination!.
Although, I disagreed with Gregory's insulting assessments of Valysia, I do understand Gregory's not wanting his only son to marry out of his race, to me it is not prejudice but as he said, this is his only son and he wants the grandchildren to be totally within his race and to racially look like him and the rest of his biological heritage; that is a natural desire. Even though I am a Black woman, Gregory's POV does have validity, also Valysia is nearly a stranger to him.
I also think it is premature for Valysia and Matheson to believe they are in-love and certainly their present feelings are not a sound foundation on which to determine marriage.
From the "familia" relationship Emily describes and feels toward Mavis which is the same that Mavis describes; Mavis was really Emily's mammy, like the role during slavery days, excepting Mavis was not a slave; however, her devotion and mentality nearly was and that influenced by the raping of her mother that she witnesses which also produced her. It also appears her mother was born just a few years after slavery was abolished, so that in fact she endured the continual slavery without chains that recently freed slaves and their descendants were forced to endure during that era.
Date: 26/01/12 05:13 pm
That's right Ms. Emily! You stand tall and tell that man to hold his tongue, and he better apologize to their future daughter in law, Mavis and Herself for being so disrespectful to them. She meant it when she said, Mavis is the only Mother she has ever known and will not stand for her family to be disparaged! You Go Ms. Emily!
Reviewer: KittyOh48 Signed [Report This]Date: 07/10/11 05:56 am
Love his mom! lol
Reviewer: bayoumomma Signed [Report This]Date: 13/09/11 07:01 pm
lol omg just want to say love his mom when she slap that dad not once but twice classic and man she knows how to run that house love it. Glad mat stand his ground with his father. thank for the update.
Reviewer: wwefanforlife Signed [Report This]Date: 10/08/11 04:28 am
LOL oh my Emily don't play. Good for her for standing up for her family. I couldn't believe that she slapped her husband three times. Wow!!!!Thanks
Reviewer: Divsionred Signed [Report This]Date: 07/08/11 06:21 pm
HILARIOUS!
It funny when white people say, "I'm not prejudice; I have black friends." If you think ill of people regarless of color, they are not your friends.
Great update!
Reviewer: 100percentFAN Signed [Report This]Date: 06/08/11 01:21 pm
That was out of this world. Emily smack the crap out of Gregory not once not twice but 3x I was laugh my behind off.
Thank you.
Happy writing. Please keep it coming. :D
Reviewer: Thundakat Signed [Report This]Date: 06/08/11 08:36 am
emily is a pistol when she was slapping gregory for all the negative things he had to say i was like damn she takes no mess!!!!!
Reviewer: hershey_kisses Signed [Report This]Date: 06/08/11 06:49 am