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: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:48pm

Not sure what you don't understand?

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:49pm

Bawwahhaa......

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:50pm

And I can log on my dh's wall and anyone else who I had a password to. And??

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:50pm

Unfortunately these kids are NOT JUST from MY area. Shrug.

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:51pm

Is that a yes or a no?





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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:51pm

MY wall, as said before.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:52pm

I agree that I would be concerned with that TOO but are you saying your FIRST concern wouldn't be that they were DOING that?

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:53pm

I answered the question already.

Your children are young, correct?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:57pm
1. Why would you want to log in as your DH? 2. Wow. Aren't you concerned about your 12-yr-old seeing this stuff?
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Registered: 06-16-2010
Sat, 01-01-2011 - 6:58pm
mycherubs wrote:

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.

Oh, my--lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kevali


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