Teaching tolerance to our kids

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Registered: 06-16-2010
Teaching tolerance to our kids
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Mon, 12-27-2010 - 4:06pm

The discussion in the other thread about gay marriage (OK, it wasn’t so much a discussion as an attack on granitestategal, plus the last time I checked it had devolved into mumbling and maniacal laughter...time to move on!) got me to thinking about this new generation of kids and how things have changed for them. Technology has exploded, and kids are more connected than ever before. They’re also disconnected in a whole new way, but this thread isn’t about that. I’d like to know what we are teaching our kids as far as tolerance for other religions, races and lifestyles.

My parents were brought up by parents who were extremely prejudiced against non-Catholics and non-whites. My great-grandparents must not have passed along the lessons they’d learned as immigrants themselves. The town we lived in was predominantly white and Catholic, and up until high school I didn’t know anyone who was black, Jewish, Hispanic, or gay*. When I moved away from home, I was blown away by how different people outside my little world really were, and fascinated by it. I was, and am, determined to raise my kids to respect and appreciate the differences of others and to understand that deep down we really aren’t that different.

A few years ago when DS was 4, we ran into the husband of a co-worker at a music festival. My co-worker is also male. I probably went overboard in my introduction, but I wanted to get the point across that it’s perfectly OK for some families to consist of 2 dads or 2 moms, or one parent, or parents of different races/religions.

Kevali


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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-22-2009
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 1:56pm
No need to change it... i do NOT own a B&G I do NOT own B&B and we do NOT have a buisness partner.
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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 1:56pm
That is what I have relaxed too for the most part. I admit, I can be over zealous at times in regards to my kids. I'm learning to relax, lol.
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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 1:58pm
I didn't, it is part of this discussion. Egd claimed that reporting kids on facebook was playing God. So again, isn't that like what Egd claimed earlier in this thread?

Read the thread!

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 1:58pm

An 18 yr. old living in my home, driving and going into someone's car who IS driving IS my business to know if they are drinking, smoking and doing drugs or if the people they get driven by do so too.

I don't think an 18-21 yr. old SHOULD be monitored like a 13 yr. old. I do think parents SHOULD be aware of what an 18, 19 yr. old is doing.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-22-2009
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 1:59pm

I understand and I totally get what you were talking about earlier...iam much more on top of ds12< including facebook > than ds 13 and it has nothing do with age but personality. I need to back off him a little bit...

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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 1:59pm
Exactly my thought!
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:00pm

That's good. Neither do we right now.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:00pm

You DID own a B&G, you don't own a B&B and yes, you did have a business partner. You HAVE mentioned it before on this site.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:02pm

I did read the posts. Thanks.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:03pm

I thought you were so sick to your stomach about having your child be underage on fb that you were going to take it down?

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