Diversity 101

On Halloween night, after we went trick-or-treating, Turtle and Monkey helped me pass out candy at our house. One of our first visitors was a large group of Hispanic children ranging from babies to pre-teens, along with a couple of adults. After I closed the door behind them, Turtle said, "Mommy, those were your cousins!"

I explained that while their skin was dark brown like lots of people in my family, they were not OUR cousins but were other Mexican-American people, of which there are quite many.

Shortly after that, a young-ish Chinese couple brought their 2-year-old daughter to the door. When they left, Turtle said, "Mommy, I didn't like them. Their eyes were closed."

We spent the rest of the evening in cultural awareness training.