My son hates me. He really hates me.
Scene:
BC and Smiling Mom waiting in line. Smiling Mom is engaging BC in conversation in an attempt to keep him entertained as it is past lunch time, with no food, and growing dangerously near nap time.
BC: Mommy? (Said loudly)
SM: Yes Dear.
BC: (Regarding the lady standing 1/2 foot in front of me) Why is that lady black?
SM: (Sinking slowly into the ground) Because that’s the color of her skin.
Black Lady: Chuckles and smiles at me.
SM to BL: Wow, he’s never asked that before.
BL: How old is he?
SM: Just turned three.
BL: (Nods knowingly)
I suspect this is not the first time this has happened to her.
BC: (a few minutes later) Mommy, why is her skin black.
SM: Because it is, BC.
Lord help me raise this child to his fourth birthday.
AbsolutelyBananas said,
July 24, 2007 @ 8:13 pm
at least it was a nice black lady rather than a younger teenager with an ATTITUDE! We ran into a dwarf at the zoo yesterday… CJ shouted out (I was in the stall) MOMMY! In a panicked voice. When I came out he said, MOMMY LOOK AT HER. WHY IS SHE SO LITTLE?
I am NOT equipped to deal with these situations!!
Smiling Mom said,
July 24, 2007 @ 8:39 pm
Now that sucks.