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: 05-13-2009
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:02pm
I have no problem with how they handle with their social communities within TOS. I think they soon realize that the feeds that they don't care about overwhelm the ones that they do care about and soon weed out their friend lists.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:03pm

Yep. I go through my dd's friends on fb and make sure she knows them.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:03pm

Oh my....so now you know EXACTLY what I have done in my life. Gotcha.

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:04pm
It's physically impossible to drive 65-70mph and travel 350 miles in 4.5 hours.
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Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:04pm

To apologize when they are wrong, ABSOLUTELY.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:09pm

My bad, it might have been 5 which is TOTALLY possible.

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-13-2009
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:12pm
I'm thinking that we may be able to bring Einstein back to help prove Chubs experience. He'll be delighted at how they bent time and space.
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Registered: 04-16-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:15pm
That's not playing God. I turn it over to tptb, then it's in their hands. No God playing at all. And yeah, I go to the parents. I expect that they would do the same for me.
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Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:16pm

And have you seen their sites taken down by fb?

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 8:17pm
:) Sounds like a good plan.

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