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: 10-22-2009
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:04pm
sure does!
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:05pm
I have no idea what you just said.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:05pm

Having a fb account is DIFFERENT than under age drinking or driving without a license.

WHAT do YOU get out of notifying FB? Do they EVEN do anything about it?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:06pm

And WHAT has FB done about it?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:07pm

GOOgle it-lol!!

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:25pm





iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2003
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:27pm
LOL. Perfect.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:30pm

Ummm..there IS a difference. Shrug.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:32pm

honestly, i don't know how interested my kid would be about that site if her dad and i weren't on it arleady.

 

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 9:34pm

Yep, there is definitely a difference between traveling 400 miles in 4.5 hours and traveling 350 miles in 5 hours.





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