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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just talk to your son. The other kid was being an idiot. Teach him not to be upset by what other people say. That's a skill everyone needs to learn, no matter what the issues in their lives are.[/quote]

+1.  Kids say stupid things.  He could have made that up, seen or heard something like it on TV, etc....

I would not start stirring up the pot with the mom or teacher.  Talk to your kid and teach him not to take things to heart too much.

I would only talk to the mom if this is a re-occurring pattern or behavior from the other child.[/quote]

You are both awful.   A child should not have to just deal with this.  It is harmful to the op’s child. Reevaluate your privilege.  Do better. [/quote]

I'm the first PP you are quoting. I am not awful. I have a brown-skinned child. The way he is mistreated because of his skin color is just too overwhelming to address on an individual basis. I talk to him about the ways of the world. It's sad he has to know that but it's reality. A child should not have to deal with anything but a perfect world and yet here we all are. My job is to be my child's guide in the world. It's not my job to teach everyone else's kids how to act -- besides being impossible. We have better things to do.

Racism is part of life. I help my kid deal with it. I can't change the world to one he "deserves" to live in but I can help him thrive in this one.[/quote]

If you are the mom of a brown skinned child and know what they face why are you accusing the OP’s child of possibly lying? 
I am the mom of a biracial child who posted above and I agree with you that we cannot do anything about racism and that we should just make sure our children are not suffering in the most racist of environments (we moved our child to a different school and we are very watchful about anything else coming up) but I somehow wonder how you could be so unsympathetic if you understand what the OP and her child are going through. [/quote]

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