A four year old girl and I were having a conversation at school today. We were talking about families and started in on her family. I knew that her dad was Hispanic, but she has a much darker skin tone than he. I asked her if her mom was “brown” like her and her response was “yes”.
I went on to tell her that my husband was brown like her and so were my daughters. She looked at me, looked across the room at the aide and said: You and her look the same. You are the same color”.
I looked at the aide and replied, “yep, we are the same color”.
Then she tells me, “but she has a pink face”.
This was a good observation. The aide did have a very pink skin tone for her face. I continued, “So, do I have a pink face”?
She looks up at me and replies, “No, you have a yellow face with bumps on it”.
What! I began laughing out of embarrassment and disbelief. Children at the young age of four are so honest when they want to be. And here I was, thinking that my face was much clearer than it has been in months! Oh well, she inspired me to write this.
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WonderlandHwy Said:
on November 23, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Your face is not yellow with bumps. It’s beautiful!