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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Fox Family : UNIFIED !

  The Fox Family is NOW : 

UNIFIED !




On THIS Day, September 10th, 2019 my family is now BACK TOGETHER.  After 3 long years of separation, Family deaths, hardships that I never revealed publicly and downfalls, my Fox Family is FINALLY Back together again.  We've endured so much pain secretly and so many trials that I have now exhausted all my inner strength, both emotionally and mentally. 

It was "ONLY" through many prayers, personal belief and putting GOD first in my life that I have been able to endure all the "ROCKS" that have been thrown at me.  My faith has been greatly tested time and time again.  Still, I told GOD and JESUS himself that no matter what happens to me or my family, I will always keep my faith strong and always put him first in my life, NO MATTER WHAT and I always make time to read my Bible and keep his word strong within me.  

NOW because of my loyalty to our Heavenly Father Above, I have been given my family back.  I will soon make a YouTube video to better explain everything.  I will link that video to this Blog entry below and I will post it in a separate blog post as well.  The reason for that is, I believe that with EVERYTHING we've gone through since January 2016 has been one learning lesson after another.  Maybe someone out there will benefit from our story and know that they are NOT alone in family struggles, separation, and death.  

Someone out there needs to know and see how keeping your faith in GOD and in Jesus Christ, no matter what happens, will help you triumph in the end.  I'm not saying it is an easy thing to do by any means, especially in today's world.  However, I learned so many valuable lessons along the way.  I hope that our story will help someone else out there to stay strong in our Lord and believe that he has your heart in the palm of his hands: BECAUSE HE DOES !  He knows what you are going through, just trust him and believe in him and everything will be alright in the end.  Put our LORD FIRST in ALL THINGS in life.  Then you will have your eyes opened and see everything in your life so much more clearly.

Thank you Lord for all the painful lessons that you taught to me.  Thank you for giving me my family back and thank you for keeping me safe in your hands : AMEN ! 

The Fox Family : September 10th, 2019
Michelle, David, Brandon, Victoria
Pretty Girl, Papa Fox, Little Fox, Snoopy

UNIFIED !

My mission here in Maryland is NOW complete.  Time to move on soon...  What new wonders and lessons will 2020 bring us...? 

 

 


R.I.P.
Deloris "Chipmunk" Fox
August 15th, 1966 - February 16th, 2018
(Cancer)

  


 

  

 

 


Ashley Fox (DJ), We're waiting...
To be continued...

 

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Cultural Robbery

  

            If an Asian man and an Asian woman came here to The United States of America, from China (for example) and they later had a baby together, which is born here on American soil...  Would that baby be any less Asian just because of where he / she was born ?  No matter where you are physically located in this world, you can NOT change your Physical DNA and you can NOT change "WHO" you are !  "IF" you can figure out "HOW" to do that, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, and FAST !  OK, now let's say...  That the same Asian child, has now fully grown up and is now a 25 year old ADULT ! 



      This individual as grown up here in the good ole USA, went to our American schools, speaks, reads and writes Proper English, celebrates our American holidays and takes part in our American traditions here in our American Culture.  Even though this Asian adult is now fully "Americanized" (Asian-American) and is considered to be an American citizen by way of birth, does that mean that this person is not fully "ASIAN" ?  Does this person not have his / her Asian identity any longer ?  Remember, no matter "WHERE" you are in this world, you can't change "WHO" you are.  

      The parents had Americanized their child, in the hopes that their child would have a fighting chance to create a better life for their future generations.  Now that's 1 way to look at it.  Another way to see it is, that the parents are guilty of "Cultural Robbery" !  OK, allow me to explain...  Picture this : The 25 year old Asian-American citizen is getting older now and starts to become increasingly curious about who he /she really is and about his / her Asian heritage, traditions and origin / background.  He / She plans a trip to China.  The Excitement builds as he / she is finally going to see his / her family home land.  To make a long story short... 


      Upon a happy and safe arrival in China, it is quickly apparent that he / she does NOT speak Mandarin (Chinese), doesn't know any of the native Chinese customs or traditions, is quickly becoming alienated for others around him / her and is starting to feel like an alienated and uncomfortable in his own native land, all because the parents did not educate their child about who he / she is and failed to raise and provide their child with a familiar Asian upbringing (even though the parents DID have good intentions towards their child).  Thus committing the "Social Crime" of Cultural Robbery of their child.  

      The whole point of this hypothetical story is : This is "EXACTLY" how I have always felt inside.  However, it has always been unpopular to voice it out loud.  So I was forced to conceal my deep inner "Cultural Alienated Feelings" on this (and many other) subject matters.  After many years of "Internal" struggles about this, I finally sat down and had a long talk with my dad about this (R.I.P., 2012).  I asked him, why he didn't raise us (Me and my sisters) on a traditional Native American Reservation / land like others ?  Why we were not "Allowed" to take part in our own Native culture and participate in the life and heritage that we were essentially "Robbed" of and owed ?  Why he took that piece of our own history and heritage away from us ?  How could a STRONG and PROUD Cherokee father deny his own kids of their personal identities ?  Why were we deprived and denied of the upbringing that we SHOULD have had ? 

  
      For the sake of my deceased father and for my family's privacy, I can not disclose what his answers were to me.  I also sat and thought about the fact that our entire lives (me and my sisters) was a lie.  Essentially, we lived altered lives that was meant for us.  Not better lives or worse, just lives that was NOT supposed to be ours and NOT meant for us.  This is how I felt (and still do to this very day).  These are the questions that I posed to him and my real feelings that I candidly discussed openly with him.  I am a parent of 4 myself and I am fighting hard to ensure a proper upbringing for my own kids.  As a parent myself, I would URGE ALL parents out there to sit with their kids and discuss their feelings and reasoning behind their decision making with their kids.  Even though they are kids, you can help them achieve a great understanding of their past and who they are.  You would be surprised at how much it will mean to them later on in life.  Kids "DO" understand things a lot better then you may think.  Just think back to your own childhood.  Think about how much you would know right now today and how many "holes" in your own head would be filled properly right now, had your parents or guardians talked more with YOU.  Create the childhood that you would have wanted for yourself.  Pay it forward !  

      If you can ask for greater understanding, be willing to also GIVE IT !  It will mean more that you know to your future generations.  Like any other form of relationship in life :  

COMMUNICATION IS KEY...  


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