Comments on: The Racial Issue

By: Sarahlynn

Sarahlynn — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:01:11 +0000

I thought of this post recently when I was reading David Gets in Trouble with my two-year-old.

She started pointing at the faces of David's classmates. "Brown, white, ummmmm black, brown . . ." etc.

I was silent, trying to prepare an appropriate response for this Teachable Moment.

Turns out she was describing hair color.

By: Sophie in the Moonlight

Sophie in the Moonlight — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:49:54 +0000

Enchanting!!!!!!!!!!!

Janie's making patterns of her own & you are letting her find the ones that work for her.

What a wonderful parenting moment for you.

And, btw, GO! Janie for starting chess at her age! Luigi started at her age as well and he LOVES the game. We play several times a week. He's finally started playing the board in front of him, rather than moving the pieces he feels like moving. Huge step for him. I wish we lived near one another, the two of them could play together. None of Luigi's friends play yet. What is the world coming to??

By: Liv

Liv — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:13:49 +0000

Mary, thanks for the many ways your share your vulnerability and transparency. This a topic near and dear to my heart, thanks for sharing.

By: Enigma

Enigma — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:03:55 +0000

Kids do say the darndest things! Glad your Janie is still seeing the world through her own glasses.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:51:27 +0000

We've all done it as mamas. dreaded the beginnings of something...and then actually brought it up ourselves. Thank you for sharing, and reminding us to look and watch them.

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:54:56 +0000

The innocence of children never fails to amaze me. I wish we could all be like them, what a place the word would be

By: Rae

Rae — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:55:24 +0000

This is a beautifully written share of a special moment inside your world. Thanks for sharing.

By: Susan Payton

Susan Payton — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:23:33 +0000

This is great! I love the way kids see the world. My son is 4.5 and understands that papa is brown and i am white. He hasn't really asked why and I don't really spend time dwelling on how to raise him "differently." I just go with the flow!

By: storyteller

storyteller — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:12:03 +0000

Funny how kids experiment with concepts in fascinating ways. I suspect you'll be talking about this issue eventually ... but letting her take the lead makes sense to me. Thanks for dropping by. I've not spent much time at all in this virtual world and feel out of touch. It's good to know you're still out there sharing. Looking over your last few posts reminds me how much I enjoyed visiting you in the past. I'll try to drop by more often in the future ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

By: Gin

Gin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:28:03 +0000

Funny how we are keenly aware or even hyper-sensative about certain things. It is there in the back of our minds and jumps out as an automatic reaction.

I remember when my kids learned about Martin Luther King. My son came home from school and told me he was thankful for him because without him my husband and I wouldn't have been able to get married. My husband is not black, he is Latin and has a year-round gorgeous tan. I am German/Polish and W.H.I.T.E. I just told him, "You are right. There are a lot of wonderful things that Martin Luther King did for white and black people." His innocence was adorable.