It looks like the last vacant house is about to be rented. The family that has been looking at it, I have not met--however my parents have showed them the house twice now. I have spoken to them on the phone and they seem pleasant enough. I just spoke to the woman, and found out I know her soon to be mother in law--she was a former teacher of mine,and I will add one of the best teachers I have ever had.
Now, about 5 minutes ago, the old bat (and yes--that IS a nice term for her) that lives catty cornered from our rental house has called all beduzzled because the family is "of color". So, without thinking, when she tells me that, I rudely blurt back--"oh my gosh--I forgot they don't use GREEN money". She says "huh"? So I told her, I don't care what color the people are, as long as they take good care of the house and pay me on time. Then I pretty well told her she was out of line. Then she tells me that years ago, "people like that" robbed her fathers store--(like in 1937...) So, there are no white robbers???? She really ticked me off, but now I feel almost sorry for her. She is probably in her early 90's. I think its so sad that she can be that judgemental of a person she has never met based on what they look like.
It will be the lady her children for now, then in a few months her will be then husband. She is also a teacher-almost 40 who is working on her masters degree. The man she is marrying has an older sister that was a year ahead of me in school, and his mom was one of my jr high teachers, and his uncle my math teacher and his other uncle my 5th grade art and band teacher.
I am giving them a break on the first months rent, and they are going to finish some painting I started and never finished. Her future husband is a professional painter.
Old neighbor thinks all money isnt green??
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I want to ask you if you live in the western suburbs of Chicago?! We rented our house (six blocks from our current home) to a single college educated African American mother with three children. (Her goal for moving out of the city was better schools) She can pay the rent and isn't trouble. Unfortantely we have been snubbed by our old neighbors for "integrating" the neighborhood. And I found out when the old couple who snubbed us moved here forty years ago, he wanted to make sure there were no Jews in the area. This man goes to a Catholic Church ...
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What a boring world if God had made us all the same...
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