tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post1415753412530338989..comments2023-10-30T03:12:55.230-07:00Comments on Life in the Carpool Lane: Curious StrangersCarey-Life in the Carpool Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083137670002704577noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-34577917174749555492010-08-22T21:08:53.150-07:002010-08-22T21:08:53.150-07:00It's amazing how clueless some so called adult...It's amazing how clueless some so called adults are!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269361197256092583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-63922662529143518922010-08-17T13:55:14.429-07:002010-08-17T13:55:14.429-07:00My view is that every question a kid asks is an op...My view is that every question a kid asks is an opportunity to educate...when it is an adult, it is much more challenging. But I loved that one of our parent training classes included an activity to practice your "go to" responses to rude/unwelcome questions. I walked away with the message "When you respond, remember the only opinion that matters is your child(ren)'s"Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159911449153336677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-50651263973504374682010-08-17T13:42:42.550-07:002010-08-17T13:42:42.550-07:00Totally with you. Kids are merely trying to recon...Totally with you. Kids are merely trying to reconcile what they see with what they know (but the tan question makes me wonder if that child knows any black people!). Adults, however, have no excuse for ignorant questions.Ronnicahttp://ignoranthistorian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-27061157306618505512010-08-17T11:04:18.371-07:002010-08-17T11:04:18.371-07:00Oh ignorance and poor manners reign supreme now-a-...Oh ignorance and poor manners reign supreme now-a-days. <br />It was always fun for my husband to take our oldest boy out when he was just a wee babe. The looks he would get would stop a charging bull. At times it greatly bothered him, but he had been so acclimated to getting odd looks so he mostly ignored them. You see my husband is black, light skinned or high yellow, and I am white. And our first son was very white looking, blue eyes and light blonde hair. Even these days usually the only people that can tell my children are part black are black people. Strange, huh?<br />Eventually the pride will override the ignorance. Your family is beautiful. And really that's all that matters. Hang in there. ((((hugs)))) Heather at Mad Rose Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671817429480211627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-71731267780599680742010-08-17T09:45:44.234-07:002010-08-17T09:45:44.234-07:00I'd go with Justin's comment. Might even u...I'd go with Justin's comment. Might even use that one myself one day!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039999499353402914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-11706051737408335852010-08-17T05:29:02.054-07:002010-08-17T05:29:02.054-07:00I don't remember where I was but there was a g...I don't remember where I was but there was a grown man telling his child 'look, there's Dora' when he saw a little Mexican girl walking. I honestly couldn't believe it. My jaw dropped.<br /><br />BTW, I haven't commented in forever but I've been reading & I am SO happy for you & your family! Perfect little family!Amber Dupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047766026155600688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-14030983979082615772010-08-17T01:22:50.274-07:002010-08-17T01:22:50.274-07:00Oh my gosh..just plain ignorance!Oh my gosh..just plain ignorance!More Than Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159856133879672250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-4611923063455139402010-08-16T21:54:54.298-07:002010-08-16T21:54:54.298-07:00Yep, the things the kids say sound cute and the th...Yep, the things the kids say sound cute and the things the adults say sound awful.<br /><br />I hope you get many, many more nice comments than rude ones. The girls are precious!Jane Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080114435686228615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-42057910349286837322010-08-16T21:09:22.987-07:002010-08-16T21:09:22.987-07:00Justin says there are a lot of dumb people in this...Justin says there are a lot of dumb people in this world! And he says that you should tell them their shoe is untied and walk away.Yaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397135808849394281.post-71780113168338502252010-08-16T20:22:26.127-07:002010-08-16T20:22:26.127-07:00That's just plain awful. I can't even ima...That's just plain awful. I can't even imagine how you responded to these idiots. Did you just give them a crazy look?LSHnoreply@blogger.com