Family Traditions That Come Back To Bite Us

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I grew up in the Tidewater Area of Virginia. Our family loves to go to the beach, and we absolutely love seafood. We can not have a family function without fried fish and blue crabs. We don’t purchase frozen fish fillets from the supermarket. We either catch them ourselves, or we purchase them from a local seafood market that’s right near a pier.

I fondly recollect my father and uncles going on fishing excursions before most of our family functions. And I have lasting childhood memories of going crabbing with my father. Yes, crabbing. I remember taking traps and chicken pieces (I think they were rotten) out to a pier to catch crabs. It’s fun, and an incredible bonding experience for the family. My two oldest kids now look forward to the crabbing and fishing trips with my father. The best part about it is the delicious crabs that we are able to bring home, cook and eat. Yummmmm.

However, joining the Moms Clean Air Force has made me more conscious of the environment and the effects that certain industries can have on the air that we breathe and the food that we eat. Could our family traditions be harming us? Are there any dangerous air polluting plants near our favorite fishing spots in Virginia?

Check out this complete post  along with a map that shows if you live near polluting coal plants on the Moms Clean Air Force site.

About the author

Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and their latest documentary Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

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