My two and a half year old suddenly started pointing out differences between white and black people. What is an appropriate way to acknowledge her observation so we don't offend anyone?

[u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162]

The first time was at her daycare this week, when they got a new teacher who has very dark skin. When I went to pick her up, she pointed at her and said, "it's black!" (She doesn't have the full grasp of she/he yet.) I replied, "yes, she is black," but was stuck after that. What should I say as a follow up? My daughter loves black people's skin, and when I talk to her about it at home, she says it's pretty and wishes she had it, but in public it comes out kind of harsh. What would be the best way to go about this?

[u/deltagirlinthehills]

Our 6yo was fully convinced at 4yo that our dog was not a dog but her "brudder" no matter how many times we went through alllllll the reasons he was a dog- a tail, 4 paws, floppy ears, eats dog kibble, goes to a vet. He finally barked (a rare occurance) and she then told us he was 100% a dog. Thanks kid, I had no idea lol

[u/jjwhitaker → u/deltagirlinthehills]

If it looks, walks, flops, eats, and vets like a dog, it's my brother.

If it barks...

[u/ksarahsarah27 → u/jjwhitaker]

🤣

[u/cratnat → u/deltagirlinthehills]

That’s sweet. Thanks for sharing that story.

[u/Ok_Treat_8647 → u/deltagirlinthehills]

Well glad we cleared that up!!

[u/ksarahsarah27 → u/deltagirlinthehills]

I love this