Of course my daughter yelled a racial slur

[Tom Riker]

Yeah, my 4 year old screamed the N word in the middle of mcdonalds last night, igniting a family fire storm. She got it from my grandparents who use the word withouth even thinking. My wife erupted on them and they don't see "What the big deal is" and actually said "how does she know that means black people?"

Bad day so far in my family. Ignorant ass 70 yearolds stuck in 1952 and they called my wife stupid for being offended by what happened.

Perhaps I'll just sleep at work tonight

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

And?

 

[Use of Time]

I hear you man. My parents keep the kids usually once a week when my wife is on shift at the hospital and we have found our selves in a round robin fight on behavior of the kids. It's always special. Hang in there.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

My ex's piece of shit boyfriend says it all the time, even around my kids. Fortunately, they know better than to say it themselves.

 

[The Borg Queen]

Teach her to say "Grandparents are assholes". After all, she wont know what it means...

 

[Roger Wilco]

Keep your daughter away from them. Maybe they'll recognise their error after not seeing their grandchild for a couple months and apologise to your wife and yourself.

 

[Tom Riker]

Keep your daughter away from them. Maybe they'll recognise their error after not seeing their grandchild for a couple months and apologise to your wife and yourself.

They babysit her...

 

[1001001]

My father-in-law talks like that around my kids too.

He's one of those guys who sends out anti-Obama emails every damn day.

Drives me nuts.

 

[Rhaven]

Time to teach your daughter that there are bad words she should not say, that word included.

 

[Tom Riker]

Time to teach your daughter that there are bad words she should not say, that word included.

Oh she got a dressing down by both us until she started bawling. She's been very good about not repeating something after being told not to. She even corrects me when I slip up.

 

[Rhaven]

Time to teach your daughter that there are bad words she should not say, that word included.

Oh she got a dressing down by both us until she started bawling. She's been very good about not repeating something after being told not to. She even corrects me when I slip up.

I'm sorry! I didn't mean you had to do that, I should have been more clear.
What I should have said was, tell your daughter that there are words that bully and that are mean/hurtfull. She shouldn't say them and if she ever has a question about what a word means, she should quietly ask you first.

 

[propita]

Don't beat yourself up, Cat. A four year old bawls a lot, especially when they're caught doing something wrong and get called on it. I'm sure Tom's dressing down was appropriate for her age.

Now, if only the grandparents could understand as well as a four year old...

 

[Rhaven]

Don't beat yourself up, Cat. A four year old bawls a lot, especially when they're caught doing something wrong and get called on it. I'm sure Tom's dressing down was appropriate for her age.

Now, if only the grandparents could understand as well as a four year old...

Don't I know it! My daughter, when little, would cry at the slightest little thing until she was about 8. Having 2 older brothers eventually toughened her up. She actually is the tougher of my 3 to this day.

Yeah, some of the older generation are stuck in their wrong ways. We'll never change them.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

^ Unfortunately it's not just the older generation. I hear some scarily racist stuff from young people in my neighborhood.

 

[Deckerd]

You have to admit it's confusing when people of colour use it all the time when talking to each other. Basically you're explaining to a 4 year-old that there are words she can never say because of the colour of her skin.

 

[SmoothieX]

Yeah, my 4 year old screamed the N word in the middle of mcdonalds last night, igniting a family fire storm. She got it from my grandparents who use the word withouth even thinking. My wife erupted on them and they don't see "What the big deal is" and actually said "how does she know that means black people?"

Bad day so far in my family. Ignorant ass 70 yearolds stuck in 1952 and they called my wife stupid for being offended by what happened.

Perhaps I'll just sleep at work tonight

That is hilarious! I wish I was dining at the particular McDonalds that night.

 

[sidious618]

You have to admit it's confusing when people of colour use it all the time when talking to each other. Basically you're explaining to a 4 year-old that there are words she can never say because of the colour of her skin.

Unless his daughter is hanging out among black rappers who are dropping the N word then this isn't particularly relevant.

 

[Admiral2]

Yeah, my 4 year old screamed the N word in the middle of mcdonalds last night, igniting a family fire storm. She got it from my grandparents who use the word withouth even thinking. My wife erupted on them and they don't see "What the big deal is" and actually said "how does she know that means black people?"

Bad day so far in my family. Ignorant ass 70 yearolds stuck in 1952 and they called my wife stupid for being offended by what happened.

Perhaps I'll just sleep at work tonight

Doesn't work that way, dude. You gotta go home and settle things down. Be The Man.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

You have to admit it's confusing when people of colour use it all the time when talking to each other. Basically you're explaining to a 4 year-old that there are words she can never say because of the colour of her skin.

Unless his daughter is hanging out among black rappers who are dropping the N word then this isn't particularly relevant.

No kidding. There are plenty of other words you can tell a 4-year-old not to say, with no further explanation beyond "because I said so." I certainly wouldn't go down the road of trying to explain race relations to a preschooler.

 

[Tom Riker]

You have to admit it's confusing when people of colour use it all the time when talking to each other. Basically you're explaining to a 4 year-old that there are words she can never say because of the colour of her skin.

Unless his daughter is hanging out among black rappers who are dropping the N word then this isn't particularly relevant.

No kidding. There are plenty of other words you can tell a 4-year-old not to say, with no further explanation beyond "because I said so." I certainly wouldn't go down the road of trying to explain race relations to a preschooler.

Funny you should bring that up. The other day I told her not to do something and played the "because I said so card." Is this genetic? This is one of those things I vowed never to say.