I had to sleep on Rowan's revelation. I couldn't believe or think of a situation where Mrs. Wilson would talk to Rowan about race. When I woke up, eureka, it hit me! It wasn't Mrs. Wilson that spoke to Rowan about mommies and babies, it was her seven-year-old cousin, soon to be eight, Sami, who dropped this "knowledge" on my baby. The same helpful older cousin who had my precious six-year-old asking, "What's a stripper?"
Anyway with the relief of knowing where Rowan got this information, I spoke to her about it again.
"Rowan, remember when you said that 'white babies come from white mommies and black babies come from black mommies.'?" I asked.
She nodded her head.
"That's not true. God and only God determines what color babies are, not mommies, okay?"
"Okay, Mommy," she answered and went about her morning routine.
I love Sami, but she can no longer play in a room alone with TTT. This "knowledge" she gives my kids- - I think they can wait to learn.
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