Daisy Hopper

In my 2nd decade of life my passion for singing goes down 2 my core my life is nothing w/o music If they don't think you're crazy you're not dreaming big enough

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

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[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

"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."⁣

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@jakemiller All of them

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@jakemiller 100% yes

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@torikelly @AlfredoFlores Stop. You are a dream!

[NIKI DEMAR @nikidemar]

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[Minnesota Vikings @Vikings]

For Damar

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

What a blast 💫
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[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/EmsKYgQp1Z

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@iamjojo From beginning to end girl💜💜

[niamh @etherealfairies]

missing autumn 🤎🍁🍂🥮🥧🐻

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@dallasjoint 31st

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

Big smiles because my clothing brand Pushing Up Daisies is finally launching on @etsy August 13th!! See you all soon!!
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#smallbusiness #clothingbrand #clothes #pushingupdaisies #etsy #fashion https://t.co/UAJru1tCUE

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@gabcake thanks for the follow love!!

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Just posted a photo @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota https://t.co/uCCvBvL9jP

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@madisonbeer They made you just right 🖤

[Daisy Hopper @candiandi101]

@justinbieber honestly #JUSTICE is probably your best to date🙌🏽🙌🏽💚💚