I know I have complained about this before but here I go again.
On Wednesday, Kobi and I went to the park since it was such a beautiful day. There was a girl there who was probably about 7 to 8 years old. She will definitely be one of the mean girls in school when she gets older.
At first she yelled at Kobi and then pushed him off a merry-go-round like object. Kobi didn't come running so I figured he was OK.
About a half hour passed, the little girl decided to play tag with Kobi so I figured everything was OK. The girl tagged Kobi and as soon as she did, her mom told her it was time to go. As she walked by me, her response to her daughter was, "I told you never to touch a black child." Really? Does Kobi have cooties or something?
There was a dad there with his two boys and he said, "Really, in today?" I told him this is not the first time we have encountered a parent like that but she was the first one who had the guts to say something as she was passing by me.
I was so busy watching Kobi that it didn't dawn on me right away until she passed me that she was talking about Kobi. My fear is one day somebody is going to say something and I am going to lose my temper.
After they left, the kids proceeded to all play and have a wonderful time.
I just don't get people. There goes another child who may grow up with the wrong values in life!
We have a trans-racial family too, because of adoption. We sometimes get looks when out walking with our grandchildren, who look like a mini-UN. I just give them a big grin and pass on.
I also always tell Elijah that he has beautiful brown skin. So much that he tells me in a disgusted way "Mommy, you have white skin" like it is gross. LOL. Oh well. Adults that act like this are outright ignorant. You have to feel sorry for them in a way.
Get your point across that you heard it, and let the child know not to put your head down and be ashamed, but handle it with your morals in tact because we are above that. It takes a lot to get you to a point of being too angry, and I pity whoever does.
Some people only feel strong when they put someone else down.
The greatest gift a parent can give a child is to tell them they're wonderful the way they are and not to listen to anyone who says otherwise.
Yes Randy..he is God's gift to me. Debbie's son is too. I love him to death as well. Our boys were adopted 1 month apart, and are almost exactly 1 year apart.
Come live my life for one day. Come walk in my shoes. Get off your butt and do something better for this world. Oh no, you are too busy being a jerk.
She may have been aphephobic or mysophobic. Personally, I'm aphephobic unless I know the person really well.