Children are so accepting and are brought into this world complete with no biased opinions of anyone or anything. Just a pure need to be loved and cared for. Perfection.
I have wondered when my children would inquire about someone of a different skin colour. It happened.
Taylor was playing the other day and looked up and said "Dad, some people have brown hands and faces..and feet."
It was so neat to watch her thinking about others and the fact that they look a little different then us - I told Taylor that it doesn't matter what someone skin colour is or what they look like - It just matters what's on the inside. She says "I know that mom!"
She had been celebrating Chinese New Years at school in January, so I'm thinking that's what got her thoughts flowing regarding different races/cultures. Some of our very best friends come from all different parts of the world and they have been our children's lives since the moment they were born, they were in our wedding party and we have grown up with them. We are lucky that our families and their families had open hearts welcoming arms.
It is our duty as parents to ensure that our children leave our homes with open hearts, tolerance for others, knowledge regarding other cultures (if you don't know the answers, find the answers with them) and kind words.
We can change this world one child, one family, one community at a time.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
~Mohandas Gandhi
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