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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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:13pm
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Yep, like underage facebook accounts. Perfect example.
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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:14pm

So you can't show me the posts? Gotcha. Thanks anyway.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:14pm

Yep, just as I thought. We were talking about fb. Thanks.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:15pm

And again, I don't consider having a fb account under 13 and underage drinking, smoking and drugs THE SAME THING.

DO YOU?

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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:19pm
I'm confused, when did these 18-21 year olds suddenly move home?

Why do you assume that the parents don't know? Since you said they were family and children of friends, you can just tell them and being the concerned family member and friend, you have already reported them, correct?
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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:24pm
So all of those underage drinking, smoking and such posts, no longer exist anymore? Good to know.

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Oh boy, read the posts...or hey better yet, toss me a post where I said NEVER happened at my child's school or between friends or will NEVER happen. Oh wait, they don't exist! But I'm sure if you take a few moments and read this thread you will clearly see that, lol.
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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:25pm
So...you know that it is the topic, so why claim that I was changing the topic when clearly I was talking about something in this thread?

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:26pm

Huh?

Oh, some DO know. Some do not. At least, IME.

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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:27pm
Okay....again, you didn't report the bullying, what about the underage drinking and smoking? Did you report those?

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Didn't you go on and on about how important facebook was to her and her peers as a means of communication? Now it's not important?
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Registered: 03-25-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 2:28pm
That's a shame, you should always report bullies even if it appears they have stopped.

Did facebook take down the pictures?

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