My son is black, he needs to know by Claire Quansah (Mumsomnia)
MY SON IS BLACK, HE NEEDS TO KNOW BY CLAIRE QUANSAH (MUMSOMNIA) I have a nearly 8-year old son. He’s handsome, funny, smart, caring. He makes us proud. But in recent months I’ve become increasingly aware of the difficult conversations I’m going to have to have with him. Aside from the puberty and girls chat (eeek! Think I’ll leave those to hubby!) there’s a somewhat more challenging topic. Race. It wouldn’t be fair to avoid it altogether and keep him wrapped in cotton wool for the rest of his life, but I have to...
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