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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"My fear is that the whites who live in these areas might very well be there because they want to avoid certain demographics."

Yes this is partly true, however I think for me it is mainly due to the way parents interact with each other than the influences of other kids.  One of my best friends in junior high and high school was AA and there was never an issue between us because of that but we didn't have to deal with each other's parents.  [b]My DC however went to a very diverse preschool which we loved but I was treated by the minority parents as someone they didn't feel the need to befriend even though all DC's good friends were not white. [/b] It really has nothing to do with skin color to me.  I just don't want to be in an area where other parents don't include us as part of their 1st tier community.  I can understand why AA parents want this connection as well at a school, but to have better connections it starts off with the all parents really having the desire to form friendships regardless of race.  So I'd try to find a school that emphasized this within the community as well as during school.[/quote]

So you are not trying to avoid AA kids, you are trying to avoid AA moms because some of them weren't nice to you? Yes I think that qualifies as "wanting to avoid certain demographics."[/quote]

pp, PAHLEEZE, this thread has been one of the most peaceful so far on DCUM. The poster that you are criticizing had a somewhat jumbled explanation of her feelings, so it is a reach to try to figure out what she is saying. No saber action needed. [/quote]

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