I was playing "birthday party" with the Girls today. G ceremoniously presented a blanket wrapped bulletin board to Lulu. After it was unwrapped, Lulu looked at the paper pinned on it and the following conversations ensued...
LuLu: This is our sign for the door Mom, it says 'White People Only'.
Mom: It says what?
Lulu: White People only Mom.
Mom: White people only? Why only white people?
Then in a moment of brilliant clarity (I have those moments occasionally) I remembered that Monday is Martin Luther King Day and they must have had some sort of discussion/lesson about it at school. A lesson that was obviously and horribly misinterpreted by my sweet daughter :)!
Lulu: Yah, you know only white people, not black people. Like the signs that they have on McDonalds and on the bathrooms.
Mom: But that doesn't seem very fair does it? What if it said "boys only?" How would you feel then?
And then I went on to clarify what I'm sure was a lovely and age appropriate lesson on civil rights/Dr. Martin Luther King that my Kindergarten-age daughter clearly only got pieces of! I have to say, it makes me wonder how many other conversations have they only gotten pieces of?!
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6 years ago
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Just so you know that I'm checking in on you...:) I'm having fun spying on your family and learning what you're all up to. Thanks!!
Oh yes. What is even better is when I think I've presented some brilliant new concept to my children and it comes back to me all twisted! Like today when we were reading scriptures and talking about making good choices "like Jesus was standing right next to us" and Matthew piped up with, "Mom, I don't think Jesus would like how you grab my arm and drag me off to time out sometimes!" That was SO beside the point!
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