As I sat here watching and rewatching the Mitt Romney insulting video, it became clear to me that he was talking about me and my beloved grandparents, Granma and Paw-paw. How I loved those two moochers, and not for the reasons that Mittens gave, but because they taught me real life lessons, i.e., how to treat people, what was expected of me, how to take responsibility for myself, my family, and my home. They taught me that hard work wasn't enough. I also, as a woman, and especially as a Black woman, had to be educated, smart, and independent. I also had to know myself. I had to know how to do things that others might not want to do, or be able to do, so I had to know how myself.
Let's take a brief trip back into the past, so I can tell you about my grandparents, the moochers.
