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Comment on I’m Selfish by Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:33:59 +0000

I agree. I really like that blog post, too. I read it a while back. I read just a little about TJed from something you posted a while back and I bookmarked the site to read more.

Comment on It Seems We’ve Done SOMETHING Right by Christi

Christi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:05:27 +0000

That’s interesting because R1 is 8 and he had no idea that people discriminated like that! ROFL “They” are idiots, accepting the status quo while you and I (and other amazing parents we associate with) and working to knock that crap out!

Comment on It Seems We’ve Done SOMETHING Right by Rocheal

Rocheal — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:45:54 +0000

They say by age 4, children are aware that skin color is permanent. By age 8, they understand and connect the different social discrimination attached to that particular group.
Example: Black people are better at basketball than white people.

It is justified to be a normal part of development, however I think it is a lack of parenting.
The world should be color blind. After all, there is no such thing as “race”. We are all the same “race”– human– Anthropologically speaking, of course. Nonetheless, it is all a misconception.

Comment on It Seems We’ve Done SOMETHING Right by Rocheal

Rocheal — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:41:07 +0000

I had a very similar conversation with Kellen a few weeks ago. We were standing in a Publix check-out counter, when Kellen decided he had a question for me.
“Why does that black guy over there…”…. blah blah blah. (All I remember now, was the “black guy” part of the question.)
I looked up, and processed my debit card, hoping my acknowledgment of his question, but lack of attention would be enough to distract him until we got outside. (This so called, “black guy” was our bagger, and could hear everything continuing to come out of his mouth.)
“That black guy right there, mommy.” POINTING. “Look! That one! Are you listening?”

I smiled at this apparently mentally handicapped man, got my receipt, and walked to the car while Kellen still loudly inquired why that black guy was doing whatever it was that he was doing.

Not going into the details about the rudeness of him interrupting adults, I focused on the way he described that person. What was my real problem with his question? My real problem was not that he said, “that black guy” and perhaps offended some people (It’s not my job to keep everyone un-offended!)… My real problem was that he defined someone, with words and a finger pointing, by their skin color. Had this been a white person, I’m sure he would have identified her by the color of her shirt, hair, etc…

Ever since then, we have played games to learn how to appropriately identify people, and even better, we have connected it to our *describe his/her feelings* game.

“Find the little girl wearing a red shirt and white shoes. She seems to not be happy, can you tell me what you think she is feeling?”
“Why do you think she is feeling this way?”

It’s been a success, except the random parrot-moments when we meet up with friends and Kellen says, “We don’t describe people by their skin color.” … I’ll always be embarrassed, I’m sure of it. )

Comment on It Seems We’ve Done SOMETHING Right by Marie

Marie — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:29:54 +0000

Awesome

Comment on Day 5 {30 Day Photo Challenge} by nana

nana — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:00:30 +0000

Really pretty

Comment on My Squeeble by nana

nana — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:31:19 +0000

She is so totally Awesome!!!!

Comment on Day 3 by Chel

Chel — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:16:05 +0000

love it

Comment on Aldi vs Publix by Chel

Chel — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:52:59 +0000

I’d love to find some cheap apples! I love using them for homemade applesauce.

Comment on New 30 Day Photo Challenge – Gratitude by Christi

Christi — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:01:24 +0000

I found a recipe on pinterest for stuffed zucchini – while making it decided it’d be much easier to do it all in a pan and skip actually stuffing the zucc’s and stumbled onto a new recipe for ground beef! It was so yummy.

diced zucc, tomatoes, broccoli simmered in butter with seasonings, add already cooked beef, a big scoop of sour cream at the end and serve in a bowl (shredded cheese optional). It was YUMMY!

So, my pic was really that Primal food is my favorite food.