tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post3820645138373905345..comments2024-01-23T09:42:56.561-06:00Comments on Rancid Raves : Any Colour You LikeCagey (Kelli Oliver George)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-23914589237133149152010-12-09T19:42:39.053-06:002010-12-09T19:42:39.053-06:00Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story. My l...Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story. My love is Pakistani and I'm pretty much as white as you can get, so I've always been wondering how to handle those issues when we hopefully have kids one day.Rebekka @ Becky's Kaleidoscopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561986047548051036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-71097552280834343712010-12-07T11:13:31.996-06:002010-12-07T11:13:31.996-06:00I loved this whole post, but I especially loved yo...I loved this whole post, but I especially loved your first paragraph. I'd never thought of it in quite those terms, but you're absolutely right: kids notice differences of all types (and do not hesitate to point them out). It's up to the adults in their lives to teach them how to assign meaning to those differences, whether they be positive, negative, or value-neutral.MLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301902783411290755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-11028189626179124642010-12-07T10:43:26.527-06:002010-12-07T10:43:26.527-06:00Hi! I've been sent by Faiqa.
I can't reme...Hi! I've been sent by Faiqa.<br /><br />I can't remember how my parents explained different colors and ethnicity. I know we <em>were</em> raised to treat people with kindness and respect (and also not to let people walk on us), but I really can't remember having a "Why is that person brown and I'm not?" conversation. I definitely <em>noticed</em> these things, but I Elizabeth Kaylenehttp://elizawhat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-60318093549654282422010-12-07T09:31:38.638-06:002010-12-07T09:31:38.638-06:00It's great that you started the discussion. As...It's great that you started the discussion. As white mothers of brown children, we will never fully understand our children's experiences even though some of us dedicate time and heart to learning about POC and multi-racial issues, and our kids might not want to talk to us about it either. But this is a good start in building positive racial self-image, and idea of "what to do" luckyfatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401964343346156712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-9081577893451129562010-12-07T09:16:51.797-06:002010-12-07T09:16:51.797-06:00Leah, after I bombed my first race conversation wi...Leah, after I bombed my first race conversation with my five year old (something I was planning on posting about, too), I picked up this: http://www.amazon.com/eeBoo-Never-Forget-Face-Memory/dp/B000ELQUZO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1291734824&sr=8-1<br />It sort of eases us into the conversation. We don't really play the game, just look at the pictures and talk aboutChristinehttp://boyoutofcontext.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-31073297744292621812010-12-07T08:49:34.701-06:002010-12-07T08:49:34.701-06:00I love this. I live in a diverse neighborhood but ...I love this. I live in a diverse neighborhood but NurtureShock opened my eyes and i've been having conversations. And Holy God In Heaven do those conversations SUCK for me. I HATE having to talk to a 4 year old about it. And yes, I know, I'm privileged to be able to talk to her on my terms instead of because I'm adressing problems, etc. But omg. It is so hard. Luckily I am doing it Leahhttp://lakelinesthoughts.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-45967774465969506272010-12-06T21:49:23.145-06:002010-12-06T21:49:23.145-06:00Faiqa sent me over to read this post, and I certai...Faiqa sent me over to read this post, and I certain enjoyed reading this. Thank you!Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-26809209405579369322010-12-06T21:09:21.830-06:002010-12-06T21:09:21.830-06:00Kristen,
Yes, I thought Nurture Shock was dead on....Kristen,<br />Yes, I thought Nurture Shock was dead on. It's not enough to send your kid into a diverse environment. It is not even enough for my own kids to LIVE in one, in their own home. <br /><br />Olivia,<br />I don't think there is anything wrong with you just bringing it up and talking about it. Seriously.<br /><br />~fer,<br />I grew up mostly in white environments, with Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-19604184903259622712010-12-06T17:00:42.174-06:002010-12-06T17:00:42.174-06:00Its hard to know what the right thing is regarding...Its hard to know what the right thing is regarding when and how to talk to kids about race. I know in Drew's preschool there was one little boy who was of a different skin tone (it was a small preschool and only 12 kids total in the class), it just so happens that he was one of the boys who picked on my son a bit. Nothing big, just little stuff. When Drew went to the kindergarten "Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097880461727575640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-86288248489019396242010-12-06T15:41:21.215-06:002010-12-06T15:41:21.215-06:00I grew up in a military community, around people o...I grew up in a military community, around people of all colors, all nationalities. I never for one minute thought it was unusual for people of other races to intermarry. After all, lots of soldiers had Asian wives, lots of interracial couples and kids filled my everyday life. <br />I can still vividly remember the shock when I was about 13 and we moved to the States, and I heard someone make a~iferhttp://www.themindofifer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-87518988152781191312010-12-06T15:16:02.736-06:002010-12-06T15:16:02.736-06:00I wonder how the subject of race will come up in m...I wonder how the subject of race will come up in my household. I'm fully white, but my stepfather was hispanic. I remember when I was 12 realizing for the first time that my mother was in an inter-racial marriage. Until that moment I only thought that applice to black/white couples, lol.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828516083662339236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-37053239057140031072010-12-06T15:08:01.694-06:002010-12-06T15:08:01.694-06:00Have you read "Nurture Shock"? It has a...Have you read "Nurture Shock"? It has a really interesting chapter about racism. Okay never mind I just saw it in your side bar. That chapter made a lot of sense to me as a white momma. <br /><br />I grew up in an incredibly racist family and have struggled against it my whole life. The last thing in the world I want is to saddle my child with the burden of being racist. I think kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17339909779188247423noreply@blogger.com