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[quote=Anonymous]Aaaaaand this is why I am cautious about the amount and quality of the time my kid spends with grandparents and certain other family members who are not accepting and just more limited people all around.I don't restrict access, but for instance, my mom has pressed several times for us to leave DD with them for a few days so we can have a couples weekend, and there's no way I will do this while my child is still at such an impressionable age because my parents have some extremely upsetting notions about gender, sexuality, and race, and I don't want to confuse a child who currently is on a really great trajectory with understanding empathy, tolerance, and open-mindedness.

I saw how some of my nieces and nephews made a shift around 6 or 7 where I think they internalized some of the BS my parents say all the time and I'm not going to let it happen to my kid. She basically never spends time with why parents unless I am present or can debrief immediately after. She's even started contradicting them herself, which I know they hate but I always tell her I'm proud of her for speaking up when she hears something that doesn't sound kind or fair.

Kids are accepting but that also means they can learn to accept inherent unfairness and prejudice. You have to stay on it.[/quote]

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