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Started 5 months ago by Perks
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Perks

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My three year old said of her sister

'Daddy, my sister's not white, she's just my sister'

A 3 year old just seeing the person

Posted 5 months ago #
waylandsmithy

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Perks, how did the subject come up? I rarely mention the race of my kids when I'm talking to them. "White children! Tidy your room!"

Actually, that does sound pretty authoritative.

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Perks

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Good question. We were playing name the colour. She was saying things and I said the colour. It got silly so she was saying random things and then said her sister, I answered white then she said the above.

Maybe should explain that better!

Posted 5 months ago #
The All New Jeni B

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The YM is 13 now, and still doesn't make any difference between colours, and long may that last.

Posted 5 months ago #
rikkor

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That's how Kim Kardashian started. She does care if they are rich, however.

Posted 5 months ago #
waylandsmithy

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Does anyone have any advice on how to raise their children as snobs?

Posted 5 months ago #
Not Amused

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wayland, introduce 'friend credits'. These are used up when they play with children whose parents earn less than a certain salary per year. So they can play as much as they like with children who have at least one parent earning 60k. Below that, there is a sliding scale where they use up their friend credits faster the lower the salary of the highest earning parent.

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waylandsmithy

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Terrific advice, thanks Not Amused! I was aiming a little lower, hoping to instil a prejudice against children who's clothes look a bit grubby, or whose parents own a caravan.

I'm pretty sure they already look down on people who use public transport or shop at Tesco, so at least some progress is being made.

Posted 5 months ago #
Ironduke

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When I was little I was asked to describe who I'd been playing with I said the boy in the red jumper; the teacher said 'the little coloured boy?' and I didn't know what she was on about; then she felt really bad as she realised the lesson Perks refers to above.

Anyway, they got my toys back.

Posted 5 months ago #
rikkor

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Wayland, teach them the slight tilt of the head and half pained-half sympathetic look given when forced to interact with a member of the "not quite our kind" club. And, have them drop little gems at school like "Jimmy, we never see you and your parents at the country club. Doesn't your dad golf?" These two techniques will help to build a firm foundation of snobbery.

Posted 5 months ago #
Tripod

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Oof... I hate snobbery. But some of us are just better than other people, and that's that...

Posted 5 months ago #
rikkor

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True, true, Tripod. Just chalk it up to good breeding.

Posted 5 months ago #
The All New Jeni B

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Of course, this obsession with snobbery and class is such a lower middle thing...

Posted 5 months ago #
Ironduke

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Did I miss anything while I was in the lavatory?

Posted 5 months ago #
FlashArry

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Lavatory ? how terribly recherché of you, ID

Posted 5 months ago #
rikkor

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Lavatory?? I blush for you, ID. Anywho, Jeni is correct. Those of us who are much better than others never speak of it.

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rikkor

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Query re: the original post. Was the sister in question Jewish? That would explain a lot. It's like that brain teaser where the surgeon turns out to be a woman. Borderline spooky.

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