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.


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Sorry that they have not "changed". Please see the 1st post when I said some kids change as they get older and yes, some of them not for the better.
I wonder who is watching
Oh, I meant you.
No, I have plans. Going to a friends house. Having a pajama party there. Can't wait. Dh and I got matching pj's. Made lots of yummy food to bring. Got some drinks too. Doing a couples grab bag gift. Friend is a chef so she is making tons of yummy foods. Good drinks. Good friends. Can't wait as we haven't been out in so many years for NYE together. Just need to dry my hair and put on my feety jammies-lol!! :)
I never said ALL kids are like that and from IME, the majority of them are not. There are kids like that though and I am surprised that parents are not aware of that. Either, they don't look at their kids fb accounts OR they find nothing wrong with that. Shrug.
You NOT answering YES to my original question.
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No, not really......but I'm sure you will tell me differently multiple times and than backpedal at some point.
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