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
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:08pm

I know and never said it WAS-lol!!

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Registered: 05-13-2009
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:08pm
That is the usual definition of a "day trip". Do you define day trip differently?
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:10pm

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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-22-2005
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:10pm

Yep, you did, by saying that you traveled 400 miles in 4.5 hours.





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

Again, MY BAD.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-22-2005
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:15pm

Again, all I said was that 89 miles per hour is different than 70.





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Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:17pm

Give.it.up. I already explained. Oh my.....

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-22-2009
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:19pm
lol
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:19pm
You back pedaled is more like it.
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Registered: 10-01-2010
Wed, 12-29-2010 - 10:21pm

Nope. I was wrong and admitted it. Not many people do that. Shrug.

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