As I picked up my first grade
granddaughter from school the kids were all lined up in front of the playground
ready to be released. I asked her who was the black girl sitting behind her was?
She said, you mean the girl
that had the pony tail? The one who was wearing the blue sweater? And had the
pretty pink backpack with the butterfly on it?
She was the only African
American girl in the class. Then I realized that my granddaughter didn’t see
skin color as a describing factor. She was color blind!
What I should have asked was;
Who was the girl with the pony tail, blue sweater and the pink backpack with
the butterfly, sitting behind you?
I learn so many life lessons
from a six year old!