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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really thought you hear it yourself and not just trust your child. so your child didn't know the word, but repeated and remembered that particular word long enough to make it home and tell you? Possible she misheard? Any other words she remembers him say?
First make sure it happened the way it did then fume away.[/quote]

I don't know why this is so unbelievable to some posters.  My 5 year old came home today saying he and a classmate were playing at recess and the classmate called him a "punk" - not maliciously, just horseplay. He's never heard that word at home, doesn't watch any shows with that use the word - but still managed to remember it 6 hours later.  Little kids remember words that are new to them, especially when it's in reference[i] to them[/i].

[quote=Anonymous]I think we have to think about what our larger goal is here. My goal would be to increase contact and understanding among different races. How does that happen? BY having MORE contact not less and being understanding but firm about insulting racial slurs. Hence,

I would somehow point out and ask about the slur and say that DD really did have a lovely time at their house and really enjoys their daughter. Be soft but honest if you can and then see what happens. This could be the start of REAL actual change.

If you get hard and firm (not pliable), the other family is likely to dig in and possibly increase their racial slurs and feelings.

YEs you are being the bigger person - but in the long run, you could really turn this family around and that would be AMAZING.

Just my two cents. So sorry about this-[/quote]

This poster is out of his/her mind.  OP I absolutely think you are going about this in the right way.  Your family is not responsible for teaching this man, and frankly a grown man using this kind of language in 2016 won't change anyway.  And I agree with whoever said the mom already knows.  [/quote]

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