Out of the Mouths of Babes
My Sister-In-Law sent me this:
Knowing Meghan...you all know this is the blow by blow of this conversation and not elaborated....
In the car on the way home from rock climbing Meghan asked "Mom, yesterday Jacob said Obama was proud to be President today because yesterday was Martin Luther King Day. Why is he so proud of that?"
I had to stop and think....how do I explain this to a 5 year old. I asked her if she knew why it was so historic that Barrack was becoming President.
She answered "Well, he's the first African American President."
"Do you know what that means?"
"Not really Mommy!"
Hmmmm........"Well, his ancestors came from Africa, like a lot of people who have skin that's dark like his. And there were people in this country who treated people with different skin colors different. They wouldn't let them do things just because they looked different. Martin Luther King did a lot of work in this country to make sure everyone gets treated the same. So, because of all his work it's possible for Obama to be President now, that's why he's proud." Huh, good job Mom! poignant yet to the point, she'll get that......
"Grammy has dark skin when she comes home from Florida...is she African American?"
"No sweety, just tan"
"Oh, then she can't be president!"
Knowing Meghan...you all know this is the blow by blow of this conversation and not elaborated....
In the car on the way home from rock climbing Meghan asked "Mom, yesterday Jacob said Obama was proud to be President today because yesterday was Martin Luther King Day. Why is he so proud of that?"
I had to stop and think....how do I explain this to a 5 year old. I asked her if she knew why it was so historic that Barrack was becoming President.
She answered "Well, he's the first African American President."
"Do you know what that means?"
"Not really Mommy!"
Hmmmm........"Well, his ancestors came from Africa, like a lot of people who have skin that's dark like his. And there were people in this country who treated people with different skin colors different. They wouldn't let them do things just because they looked different. Martin Luther King did a lot of work in this country to make sure everyone gets treated the same. So, because of all his work it's possible for Obama to be President now, that's why he's proud." Huh, good job Mom! poignant yet to the point, she'll get that......
"Grammy has dark skin when she comes home from Florida...is she African American?"
"No sweety, just tan"
"Oh, then she can't be president!"