Antwone Fisher
Wow, two in one day. It's a miracle.
Anyone see that movie? I think it's an incredible movie. For all of you who haven't seen it, it's about this guy named Antwone Fisher, obviously. He was born in the Ohio State Correctional Facility for women, since his mother was in jail and he was placed in an orphanage. He found out that just two months before his birth that his father was shot and killed by a girlfriend of his. He never even knew Antwone existed. Antwone's mother was supposed to come and claim him after she was released from prison, but she never came for him. He was placed in the care of Miss Tate, a single foster parent. He lived with two other boys, and some woman in her twenties. Regularly, Miss Tate beat the boys down in her basement and she would tie them to a metal pole and whip them in the back with a wet rag for the littlest things, such as putting fingerprints on the walls with their dirty hands. The boys would scream and wail, but she thought she was teaching them a lesson. Antwone soon figured out when they were going to have a good day or a bad day just by the cooking Miss Tate made in the mornings for breakfast. If it was eggs and bacon (or something like that) he knew he had to watch his back the entire day. If it was pancakes, then he was in for a good day. Pancakes weren't often made.
Also, Miss Tate didn't even call them by their names. She would call all three boys (excuse me for the language) Nigger. Each boy knew who she was calling just by the way she would say the word. Soon, Miss Tate didn't beat Antwone as often. She would tie him to the metal pole in the basement as usual, and threaten him with a stick lit on fire and she would wave it in his face, close to burning him, so as to teach him a lesson. Then she would put out the fire and keep him locked down there with no lights until morning. And this was no comfortable basement, either. It was one of those old, dark, dank, creepy basements.
One day, when Antwone was six, Miss Tate and the two other boys went out somewhere for a couple hours, and the young woman who lived with them was there to watch Antwone. He was scared of her because she also beat him. She also made Antwone do stuff with her and she would practically rape him, because if he didn't, then she would beat him. He was six and she was in her twenties! That's just a little disgusting if you ask me. Antwone got tired of it and he was scared, so he ran away to his friend Jesse's house and stayed with him for a bit. When he was older, he was kicked out of Miss Tate's house because she went to beat him with a shoe and he grabbed it away from her, but he didn't touch her with it. So, he lived on the streets and in shelters, wherever he could find a place to sleep. He stopped by Jesse's house again after a few years of not seeing him. Antwone and Jesse went to the store to buy some food or something like that, and Jesse pulled a gun on the store clerk. Antwone was trying to get him to stop and so Jesse turned around to talk to him and the store clerk pulled a gun out and shot Jesse in the head in front of Antwone. It was messy, too, so you could imagine how he felt.
After that, Antwone joined the U.S. Navy. He would get in fights and stuff with the other Navy Seals and so he was sent to a psychiatrist where he talked to him all about his past. After working things out and what not, the psychiatrist sent Antwone to go find his family, and he did and he ended up being alright and he had a beautiful girlfriend, yadda yadda.
This whole story was based on the actual life of Antwone Fisher, who still lives today. I just thought that his whole life was just amazing. I mean, people actually go through these things and have childhoods like his and sometimes even worse. I believe that Antwone Fisher was lucky to have come out of it alive and to have made something of himself. There's just so many people out there who have faced challenges like this and you hear about how all these hoodlums have done nasty things and gang war and rape, etc. But you rarely hear about, or see, the ones who come out alive and go above and beyond where they have come from. I just thought it was a spectacular movie and the story was just incredible. I recommend it to those who have not seen it. But, I just thought it was cool and it shows that even the most troubled person can succeed in life.
But what I don't get, is how these kids get placed in foster homes and such, with foster parents who beat their children and treat them like crap, and they don't even love them. I mean, why would anyone want to take in a child if they don't love them and if they don't care about their life? It's just more work for them, not to mention a lot more money for the cost of living and paying for their food and clothes, etc. So why do people do it? Why would they treat kids like that and take them in if they don't want them? I just don't get it. But anyways.
Have a good night!
Anyone see that movie? I think it's an incredible movie. For all of you who haven't seen it, it's about this guy named Antwone Fisher, obviously. He was born in the Ohio State Correctional Facility for women, since his mother was in jail and he was placed in an orphanage. He found out that just two months before his birth that his father was shot and killed by a girlfriend of his. He never even knew Antwone existed. Antwone's mother was supposed to come and claim him after she was released from prison, but she never came for him. He was placed in the care of Miss Tate, a single foster parent. He lived with two other boys, and some woman in her twenties. Regularly, Miss Tate beat the boys down in her basement and she would tie them to a metal pole and whip them in the back with a wet rag for the littlest things, such as putting fingerprints on the walls with their dirty hands. The boys would scream and wail, but she thought she was teaching them a lesson. Antwone soon figured out when they were going to have a good day or a bad day just by the cooking Miss Tate made in the mornings for breakfast. If it was eggs and bacon (or something like that) he knew he had to watch his back the entire day. If it was pancakes, then he was in for a good day. Pancakes weren't often made.
Also, Miss Tate didn't even call them by their names. She would call all three boys (excuse me for the language) Nigger. Each boy knew who she was calling just by the way she would say the word. Soon, Miss Tate didn't beat Antwone as often. She would tie him to the metal pole in the basement as usual, and threaten him with a stick lit on fire and she would wave it in his face, close to burning him, so as to teach him a lesson. Then she would put out the fire and keep him locked down there with no lights until morning. And this was no comfortable basement, either. It was one of those old, dark, dank, creepy basements.
One day, when Antwone was six, Miss Tate and the two other boys went out somewhere for a couple hours, and the young woman who lived with them was there to watch Antwone. He was scared of her because she also beat him. She also made Antwone do stuff with her and she would practically rape him, because if he didn't, then she would beat him. He was six and she was in her twenties! That's just a little disgusting if you ask me. Antwone got tired of it and he was scared, so he ran away to his friend Jesse's house and stayed with him for a bit. When he was older, he was kicked out of Miss Tate's house because she went to beat him with a shoe and he grabbed it away from her, but he didn't touch her with it. So, he lived on the streets and in shelters, wherever he could find a place to sleep. He stopped by Jesse's house again after a few years of not seeing him. Antwone and Jesse went to the store to buy some food or something like that, and Jesse pulled a gun on the store clerk. Antwone was trying to get him to stop and so Jesse turned around to talk to him and the store clerk pulled a gun out and shot Jesse in the head in front of Antwone. It was messy, too, so you could imagine how he felt.
After that, Antwone joined the U.S. Navy. He would get in fights and stuff with the other Navy Seals and so he was sent to a psychiatrist where he talked to him all about his past. After working things out and what not, the psychiatrist sent Antwone to go find his family, and he did and he ended up being alright and he had a beautiful girlfriend, yadda yadda.
This whole story was based on the actual life of Antwone Fisher, who still lives today. I just thought that his whole life was just amazing. I mean, people actually go through these things and have childhoods like his and sometimes even worse. I believe that Antwone Fisher was lucky to have come out of it alive and to have made something of himself. There's just so many people out there who have faced challenges like this and you hear about how all these hoodlums have done nasty things and gang war and rape, etc. But you rarely hear about, or see, the ones who come out alive and go above and beyond where they have come from. I just thought it was a spectacular movie and the story was just incredible. I recommend it to those who have not seen it. But, I just thought it was cool and it shows that even the most troubled person can succeed in life.
But what I don't get, is how these kids get placed in foster homes and such, with foster parents who beat their children and treat them like crap, and they don't even love them. I mean, why would anyone want to take in a child if they don't love them and if they don't care about their life? It's just more work for them, not to mention a lot more money for the cost of living and paying for their food and clothes, etc. So why do people do it? Why would they treat kids like that and take them in if they don't want them? I just don't get it. But anyways.
Have a good night!
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