Black Man: I used to celebrate my birthday for a whole month, but that was too much work. Now I just do the first… 19 days.
Me: Birthdays are so weird, I usually forget about mi-
Black Woman: Uh-uh, no way. Birthday month is a damn MONTH.
Me: That sounds excessive but oka-
Black Man: That’s doin too much. I’m just- I was so excited to make it all the way to 50, y’know? Now I’m more excited to make it past 50!
Black Man: Y’know, when I was growin up, the life expectancy for a black man in the inner city was 19, and a lot of my friends didn’t see 19. This year, I’ve been to 4 funerals of my homies that didn’t make it.
Me: 😳
Black Man: And I’m just lucky to still be here.
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