What is "The Talk" in Your Culture?

My eight-year-old son came home from his school, where kids are from 39 different countries, and asked me, "Dad, what is a fag? Cesar said my dads are going to hell because they're fags." That's my first "the talk" I remember having. You're going to hear your dads called nasty names. What will you do?

Another time, he said they were making Mother's Day presents at school. He told him a boy told him, "You have to have a mom. Everyone has a mom." That was the next talk. Your family has a different look than others. Who's the "mom" you want to celebrate in your life?

What are "The Talks" you all have addressed?


Comments

  1. UnknownAugust 3, 2017 at 1:23 PM

    Part of the privilege I was born into was the freedom from having to go through this.

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  2. William K. Ragland IIAugust 21, 2017 at 1:03 PM

    How to survive in this country as an African American male, when some in society see you as a threat that needs to be extinguished.

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  3. Keona WalkerAugust 23, 2017 at 11:16 PM

    How to show myself as a "lady" and not be too aggressive. You know, men don't like aggressive women nor do jobs.

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