. I know that not all young black women face the exact same issues, soyou know, maybe everyone can't actually relate to the character. I could relate so much and I just started crying because the system is so effed up and that's why I hate working within it. It defies everything we believe, or want to believe, about women and mothers. (One "down" involves a flashback of Mary calling Precious "a dumb bitch".). For example, why is this 16 year old girl illiterate? No you need to go see it. The layers around her protect her from the sexual advances of others. But on some occasions the predator in the family can even turn out to be that most trusted confidant of all - the mother. You see, its this constant negative portrayal of black mothers in the media that makes my heart search for Marys story because there is a purpose albeit a political project behind casting black mothers as deviant and beyond redemption. Mary opposes the idea of Precious attending the alternative school. We lived with our grandmother who shook her head in righteous dissent of my mothers lifestyle. And yet, Sandra, my black mother, loved us her three black daughters and told us, Its my job to raise three independent girls. Yes, I am a Cancer and have been known to wear my heart on my sleeve, but there was something so violent and painful about how Lee Daniels portrayed Precious mother that tears could only convey my ill ease and anger. No, but it is to say that we have to see the context of what shapes our mothers behaviors. All Rights Reserved. She wants to graduate, go to college and be a good mother to her children. We started going to stay with her some weekends and met for dinner. From a Precious Doe to finally getting her name back, Erica Green, Miss Ukraine takes care of the wounded soldiers, Trigger Warning: Dog mutilated near the scene of Idaho Student Murder weeks prior, 'Mommy, somebody just tried to take me': Teen calls mom after abduction attempt in Akron, New Documentary On Precious Hope St. Louis Jane Doe, People who feign illness and refuse to take sick days, Left to take care of sick deadbeat dadwanna put him in a home. The only time I started crying is when Paula Patton was calling around trying to find a place for Precious to live and she couldn't because everything was full. In fact, every black person needs to go see it. Childhood sexual abuse is considered any "completed or attempted sexual act, sexual contact with, or exploitation of a child." 1 This type of abuse often involves the perpetrator using force or making threats.
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