We live in a neighborhood that is about 98% Latino, we’re white. Last week one of the little boys on our street who is probably around 4 asked why my son (who is very pale and red headed) was “so white” and “funny looking.” He was also very curious about my “spots” (freckles) Gotta love how kids just put it all out there! We had an interesting conversation about hair color and eye color and why different people look the way they do. He seemed genuinely curious and not at all mean about it. And obviously it is different since, even though we are clearly the minority within our neighborhood, we are the dominant culture…so my son won’t feel like a minority in the world at large even though at school and on the playground he definitely will be. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

~lmc