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[quote=Anonymous]OP I'm a mom of a mixed black son. And yes Dad and I both struggle with this dynamic. I want him to still be able to be a kid. A Well behaved, aware of his surroundings, gracious and helpful to the elderly and children smaller than him kid. He holds doors. He takes shopping carts back to the store. He picks up bread that has fallen in the grocery store and puts it back on the shelf. He plays with the smaller kids in our neighborhood really well and is gentle with them even though he's a boisterous kid most other times. He's 7. I want him to experience joy and be a kid and squeal at the pool and play knights at the local park with other kids. But you're right we do temper him and it's not just due to the surroundings or environment as many other parents are discussing. And this goes to the fact that he will have to learn to make himself more appealing to the majority when he's older and not looked upon as a cute little black kid. It's already starting as he gets bigger. He is very well developed muscularly and that will be a disadvantage as he presents older than he is. Your description of tempering to the middle of the pack white kid is apt .that's how my husband would explain it but he's probably even more strict because he's had white friends take cops all over a city after pulling away from a DUI or run into a parked police car and they get slaps on the wrist. And while $$$ plays a role thats only if they don't shoot you first. [/quote]

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