In Waukesha this attitude doesn't surprise me unfortunately.

Louise, I am trying really hard to develop thick skin and to teach Kobi good values in life. I figure he will have enough of this as he gets older.

Wow! I know people still think that way but to to hear that, how awful!

Not that I ever wish harm onto anyone, but if this woman's child was dying, do you think she'd let a "black" doctor save her child? Or if she was in a car accident and her daughter needed blood. What on earth would happen if that blood came from someone with black skin? Surely it would kill her right? I can't believe how closed-minded and ignorant some people are. You may be afraid of losing your temper, but I think you are entitled. How you handle it will be up to you, but I wouldn't be so quick to ignore comments like that, I wouldn't hesitate to call them out, confront them and make that person feel small for being so ridiculous.

If anyone has the 'cooties' it's people who think like that. That poor little girl will grow up psychologically and socially crippled because of her mother's ignorance.

We have a trans-racial family too, because of adoption. We sometimes get looks when out walking with our grandchildren, who look like a mini-UN. I just give them a big grin and pass on.

Lyle: With Kobi just being 4, we just figured he was too young but agai he will larn son enough what prejudice is all about. As his caregiver, we are trying to teach him the right way to treat other people but teaching him the difference beween right and wrong does go alon with how he is being treated byother people. He is such a caring little boy that it will be difficult to explain why people are mean.

So sorry Louise that you have thes problems. My siblings and I were bought up to respect children who had difficulties. I remember in high school twin girls who had cerebral palsy and they needed help everyday when school was over to get to their buses. I volunteered immediately to help Tina because I figured it was the right thing to do but it took a while for her sister to find somebody.

Debbie-I hate that this happened, but use times like that as a teaching example. I have had those times too and Elijah has had times where he notices he is the ONLY African American in the room...though he says "There are no brown people here". I just tell him what they boy's "Auntie" tells them...You cut me, I bleed red, you cut you, and you bleed red....we all bleed red".

I also always tell Elijah that he has beautiful brown skin. So much that he tells me in a disgusted way "Mommy, you have white skin" like it is gross. LOL. Oh well.

Adults that act like this are outright ignorant. You have to feel sorry for them in a way.

Yelling and screming would just let Kobi know more that they said mean things about him. If I feel i need to say something I just look people in the eyes, give them that "mom look" and say, "NOT OK!" or "that was ignorant!"

Get your point across that you heard it, and let the child know not to put your head down and be ashamed, but handle it with your morals in tact because we are above that.

It takes a lot to get you to a point of being too angry, and I pity whoever does.

I remember some years back bringing a former colleague and her children of mixed race to one of my favorite restaurants. I was astonished how differently I was treated from my guests. At one point I remember experiencing that "eyes boring into the back of my head" feeling, turning, and seeing several restaurant employees/management glaring at the children. I didn't appreciate being pandered to while my guests were treated like Walmart employees. Not surprisingly, that was the last time I dined there.

Some people only feel strong when they put someone else down.

Who on here is not guilty, at some point in their lives, of name-calling and hurting other people's feelings. I was a child growing up who always heard the refrain "fatty fatty two by four....". I know these same people as adults who now profess to be so open-minded and tsk tsk when others judge people. I was lucky to have a mother who kissed my tears away.

Are you saying it is ok then because it happened to you? Now, that was a child calling you that. This is an adult!

Amen Randy! I think I have kind of created a monster with mine with that because he thinks he is God's Gift to the world sometimes! LOL

You are so right Randy!

Good point Greg but not the same thing. I just thought it to myself when all of this was going on and I did not repeat it to my son unlike the girl's mom who told her daughter straight out not touch a black child.

Maybe you herd it wrong. Maybe she said "I told you never to touch the back of a child."

Sorry Steve, I heard her right and so did the gentleman who was there with his 2 sons. We were both shocked.

Why would someone say don't touch the back of a child? I know for a fact I have never told my kid not to touch someone's back.

Yes Randy..he is God's gift to me. Debbie's son is too. I love him to death as well. Our boys were adopted 1 month apart, and are almost exactly 1 year apart.

This is such nonsense and lies. These two broads Maley and Probst are making stuff up, who knows, maybe to qualify for a victim. Nonsense, don't respond to them, they are obviously nuts.

Call me a Broad again Alfred. See what happens.

Come live my life for one day. Come walk in my shoes. Get off your butt and do something better for this world. Oh no, you are too busy being a jerk.