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Jamilah
Change takes time with me, but it does happen. After five years of study and contemplation, I changed my religion. After marrying a man from Thailand, I tried to change my culture. (That was much... More »
Jamilah
I hoped my oldest son would become a writer. But when asked to write a book report, or anything else, he put down, "It is good. I like it." He still doesn't like writing, though he could... More »
Jamilah
What I like the most about myself is probably also what I like the least. I am very stubborn, very determined. At its worst, this characteristic pushes me beyond even my own limits, to the... More »
Jamilah
I'm too stubborn. Recently, my stubborness went to far that it threatened my health and even my life. I'm still stubborn, even after that experience, but I'm trying to temper it just a little. My... More »
Jamilah
Either there's nothing I deny or reject about myself, or I'm so deeply into denial that there's no way for me to recognize it. Hmm.
Jamilah
Home is the place that feels the most like home. I have lived many places since leaving home to attend college back in 1976. Many of those were apartments, some much better than others. There... More »
Jamilah
I rarely surprise myself, but I do sometimes surprise others. As I get older, I find my family often saying that I don't usually do "something like that." Why not?
Jamilah
I have always had strong opinions about nearly everything--from religion and politics to family and food. I try to express myself politely--or not at all. But indifference is not one of my characteristics.
Jamilah
My fifteen-year old son, Salahuddin. He's number five out of the six. And, amazingly, he's the one who is the most like me. Sometimes that's a little embarrassing. When he was twelve and going through... More »
Jamilah
I was a bookworm and a dreamer--outgoing as a toddler but shyer as I grew. Rarely quiet though. I talked almost constantly at home, analyzing everything in my path. My father complained because I could... More »
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