Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
The idea is nonsense. Children are keen students of difference. We are pack animals and they want nothing more than to conform to the norm and that often means shunning or marginalising those who do not.

Human nature, innit. Good intentions aren't gonna change it.

Did your son scream the place down when confronted by schwartzers?
He started asking why those people talk funny (they had strong West African accents) and then insisted that I keep all our belongings close to me as he was sure the boys were gonna steal our stuff.

It was utterly, utterly mortifying, The family actually got up and left