-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.31 Jul 2003

I know exactly what you mean. My daughter has just turned 6 and listening to her play - the things she says and the way she looks at the world - has to be the one of the most inspirational experiences life has to offer. She is so creative and has something amazing to say about just about anything she encounters. I think it takes the innocence and creativity of a child's mind to reveal some of the most important truths and injustices that society tries to hide from us. It's interesting that you meantion Neo-Nazis in your piece. I'm not a social worker, so call me old-fashioned but I haven't quite got round to teaching her about national socialism yet. Nevertheless, some of her friends are ethnics and the issue of racism was raised, indirectly, during one of our little discussions. She had noticed, through sitting on my lap watching news on the television, that nearly every news featured "bad black people" being arrested. One of her friends from school is African-American and one day, out of the blue, she asked me if Leroy would have to go to jail, too. Holding back the tears, I kissed her gently on the lips and said "One day things will change, my love. One day..."