tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828087150820113649.post4090366251506772118..comments2010-01-10T18:54:30.314-08:00Comments on Wake Me When the Revolution Starts: The BurdenSurfsisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765971136509837841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828087150820113649.post-22759669336518496732008-02-21T10:35:00.000-08:002008-02-21T10:35:00.000-08:00Wow, as a parent of obvious white children this hi...Wow, as a parent of obvious white children this hits home. I want to teach my kids about the problems of society, not to see color, gender, or anything ethnic, just who a person is and if they are good people or not regardless. I've got a large cross section of friends. My sister is still in Florida and didn't grow thinking the way I did (that color just is not a way to judge someone) and it makes me sad. She was shocked at the large population of black friends I had at my wedding and that frequent our family birthday parties, and whose houses we frequent for parties, etc. This means to me that her kids are taught to differentiate and think differently. We all know that the kids will learn bad words, hear bad things and in due time they need to know about those things and not behave that way. My son will be 3 in two weeks. He was looking on the internet at some ad this morning and he saw a little girl with darker skin in the ad (an ad for some foundation to help kids with cleft pallets spelling?). He said look at that girl daddy, she's cute, she's brown. I instantly wanted to say that it doesn't matter but at 3 he sees differences and it's not negative, it's what his eyes see. He's got the advantage of doing "reverse mainstreaming" in preschool with his sister to see kids of all disabilities, races, etc. and it's so good for him. I sure hope my kids learn to not ever think that color matters and to respect everyone for who they are. Especially the fact that each color has some pretty amazing things to offer and learn about for all of us. It's time for all of us to try and improve the world the best we can. Not let it slide backward again...Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013742294631295764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828087150820113649.post-70914772149165987862007-10-14T15:42:00.000-07:002007-10-14T15:42:00.000-07:00"He must know the past, but he needn't be so well-..."He must know the past, but he needn't be so well-versed in our history that he is unable or unwilling to understand that his future isn't necessarily determined by it."<BR/><BR/>Man, that is a well-stated point. As a father of a four-year-old, I know I can't protect my daughter from the reality of what some humans are capable of. But I want to. How to strike that balance is the tough part. She will learn about it all in time, but hopefully in due time and not before.jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939685941722126149noreply@blogger.com