My boys never cease to make me laugh and smile with the things they say. Tonight Matthew said something that really made me think. Matthew and I were home watching the election news while Brian took Patrick to Taekwondo. He was lying on the couch and NBC was doing a video tribute to the two candidates and their campaigns. He was listening to Barack Obama giving his speech, and he said this, "Mommy, he's our first dark president right???" I stopped and thought for a moment. How great that Matthew doesn't see a difference in people. He just knows his skin is darker than his, but he doesn't think of him as being any different. Some day Matthew will understand why November 4th 2008 was such a big day in history.
I think our children could teach us so many lessons. Thank you Matthew for reminding me again that our country has come so far!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
In the eyes of a 5 year old
Posted by nwkinjapan at 11/05/2008 12:01:00 AM
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comments:
From the mouths of babes --!! The world would be a happier and more peaceful place if everyone could look at other people through the eyes of a child. I am happy that all of our grandchildren have friends who don't look just like them and yet they see no difference between themselves and their friends. If only the adults of the world could be so accepting!! Nana
Post a Comment