Narrow Minds
Grrr… M and the girls went over to the play park and came back saying some of the other kids had asked them if they were really girls (not being in girly pink clothes but sensible playing out gear). They were all also called “gay” as an insult.
At the fairy fair M and the doublets bought a silver coloured wrist band each and wore them around the fair, playing at zapping each other with them, using them as wrist armour and at one point I think they had healing powers LOL.
But this evening M has said a few times he thinks he shouldn’t have bought his and he thinks he might not like it anymore. On further questioning, he really liked getting his wristband and does like it and even talked about polishing it up to make it really shiny. But the kids in the playground here made fun of him for wearing jewellry and going to the fairy fair, asking him if he’d dressed up as a fairy and worn a tutu. So we’ve told him some people are very small minded and lots of men wear jewellry. Why do people have to be like sheep doing the same as everyone else, and have such narrow minds? Isn’t it sad?
grr on behalf of M - particularly difficult for him I should imagine as just moved and keen to settle in. Maybe a watch of LOTR where loads of them wear wristbands!! I don’t think it looks ‘girly’ at all.
I suppose calling it a fairy fair is unfortunate for smallminded people.
grr again.
Comment by HelenHaricot — May 28, 2006 @ 9:36 pm
How horrible… I hope it didn’t spoil the day for them all.
Comment by Di — May 28, 2006 @ 9:47 pm
That is SO annoying, and unfortunately not that uncommon we are finding. A lot of Hannah’s short’s are boy’s long surf shorts, as she feels embarrassed in short girly shorts. To my mind they look unisex, but she’s been getting the same response, often from other girls. She was also choosen to be the one to choose her team at football last week, and I could see that as she chose people, the boys were giving one another grief about her “fancying” them. Hannah was very indignant, that she didn’t fancy “any” of them, she just wanted them on her team as they were good. Not sure what the answer is though.
Comment by Joyce — May 29, 2006 @ 3:42 pm
Right, that’s it, we’re turning round and coming back and I’m gonna go sort those little ***** out!!!!
Quick, totally unhelpful comment before going to dish up tea!
Will be back later.
Comment by Tech — May 29, 2006 @ 6:26 pm
Glad you got home alright! Do come back, it was lovely to see you.
Comment by Administrator — May 29, 2006 @ 7:19 pm
Well, like Tech, I feel like coming round there and banging their silly heads together! (In Christian love, of course ……)
Comment by Joanna — May 29, 2006 @ 8:38 pm