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"When I told my father I was going to marry Jake he said, ‘If you marry that man you will never set foot in this house again.’⁣ ⁣ He was horrified that I could contemplate marrying a black man, and I soon learned that most people felt the same way. The first years of our marriage living in Birmingham were hell — I cried every day, and barely ate. No one would speak to us, we couldn’t find anywhere to live because no one would rent to a black man, and we had no money.⁣ ⁣ People would point at us in the street. Then I gave birth to a stillborn son at eight months. It wasn’t related to the stress I was under but it broke my heart, and we never had any more children.⁣ ⁣ We were at the same technical college. I was having typing and shorthand lessons and he’d been sent there for training by the Air Force. He was with a group of black friends and they called my friend and me over to talk. We didn’t even know they spoke English, but Jake and I got chatting. He quoted Shakespeare to me, which I loved.⁣ ⁣ Jake returned to Trinidad, but we carried on writing to each other, and a few years later he returned to the UK to get better paid work.⁣ ⁣ He asked me to marry him, quite out of the blue, when I was only 19. My father threw me out, and I left with only one small suitcase to my name. No family came to our register office wedding in 1948.⁣ ⁣ But gradually life became easier. I got teaching jobs, ending up as a deputy head teacher. First Jake worked in a factory, then for the Post Office.⁣ Slowly we made friends together, but it was so hard. I used to say to new friends: ‘Look, I have to tell you this before I invite you to my home — my husband is black.’⁣ ⁣ My father died when I was 30 and although we were reconciled by then, he never did approve of Jake.⁣ ⁣ Today we have been married for 63 years, and are still very much in love. I do not regret marrying him for an instant, despite all the pain we have suffered."⁣

fasc1nate's tweet photo. "When I told my father I was going to marry Jake he said, ‘If you marry that man you will never set foot in this house again.’⁣
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He was horrified that I could contemplate marrying a black man, and I soon learned that most people felt the same way. The first years of our marriage living in Birmingham were hell — I cried every day, and barely ate. No one would speak to us, we couldn’t find anywhere to live because no one would rent to a black man, and we had no money.⁣
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People would point at us in the street. Then I gave birth to a stillborn son at eight months. It wasn’t related to the stress I was under but it broke my heart, and we never had any more children.⁣
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We were at the same technical college. I was having typing and shorthand lessons and he’d been sent there for training by the Air Force. He was with a group of black friends and they called my friend and me over to talk. We didn’t even know they spoke English, but Jake and I got chatting. He quoted Shakespeare to me, which I loved.⁣
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Jake returned to Trinidad, but we carried on writing to each other, and a few years later he returned to the UK to get better paid work.⁣
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He asked me to marry him, quite out of the blue, when I was only 19. My father threw me out, and I left with only one small suitcase to my name. No family came to our register office wedding in 1948.⁣
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But gradually life became easier. I got teaching jobs, ending up as a deputy head teacher. First Jake worked in a factory, then for the Post Office.⁣
Slowly we made friends together, but it was so hard. I used to say to new friends: ‘Look, I have to tell you this before I invite you to my home — my husband is black.’⁣
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My father died when I was 30 and although we were reconciled by then, he never did approve of Jake.⁣
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Today we have been married for 63 years, and are still very much in love. I do not regret marrying him for an instant, despite all the pain we have suffered."⁣

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william @_williamjohn

about 4 years ago

@JoshBeJoshing shiidddd I hope so. People are so caught up on the nostalgia when movie making in general has just gotten..better. This series showed the raw emotion and hurt Obi-Wan was tortured with. It truly portrayed the forever link between him and Vader. The old movie was trash at that.

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william @_williamjohn

over 4 years ago

picked one up at 4.87. i know i missed a better entry earlier but this is my 60 hours work week and i been low-key acting scary. figured at the least $15 is $15 lol. if it rips could make like $60. started to set an trailing stop but saw the premium spread was crazy volatile.

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william @_williamjohn

over 4 years ago

pulled up the chain and took at look at the 395 calls. nice common psychological number. about $1 out of the money, about 4.85ish now. the actual chart for the option showed an increase in volume starting at around 1:45 with some key levels at both 5.00 and 5.5 through day. leggo

_williamjohn's tweet photo. pulled up the chain and took at look at the 395 calls. nice common psychological number. about $1 out of the money, about 4.85ish now. the actual chart for the option showed an increase in volume starting at around 1:45 with some key levels at both 5.00 and 5.5 through day. leggo https://t.co/wGfBOoSepw

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william @_williamjohn

over 4 years ago

up almost 12%. arrgggghh this will likely be my only trade. don’t wanna be greedy but wanna trust the process too. looking for 20-25% but we’ll see. if it dumps i won’t be mad because i didn’t make the trade on a whim. missed a better entry upside but wanted confirmation.

_williamjohn's tweet photo. up almost 12%. arrgggghh this will likely be my only trade. don’t wanna be greedy but wanna trust the process too. looking for 20-25% but we’ll see. if it dumps i won’t be mad because i didn’t make the trade on a whim. missed a better entry upside but wanted confirmation. https://t.co/aukQ3zVluF

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william @_williamjohn

over 4 years ago

huge apple news. cooommmmeee on.

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