Im writing this post in response to a recent event that occured within my family.
My brother and sisterinlaw have adopted a little girl – Lily from china and unfortunately have experienced the first of many unwanted comments…
Yes im mad at the ignorance of pepole – but then you have to wonder as to why these people think like this in the first place? I would like to refer to a theory bought forward by Locke who proposed tabula rasa meaning blank slate (this is going back a few years in the whole psych degree so bear with me!) he propsed that children were born with a blank slate and as they grew – they took in the world around them and therefore created themselves (environmental conditions), more or less… the opposing view, (who i have a complete blank as to who said it!) felt that children were born with inbuilt emotions/views and personality etc.
I agree with the first view and i believe that at a young age, your environment plays a crucial role in who you become as an adult. Therefore, once you are a bit older and have developed your own identity and sense of being, your opinions and views will change.
This may sound like a whole lot of jargen and blabbing- however, im simply trying to get the point accross that children know no better – and they can be very mean (simply because they speak the truth!) however, as hard as some comments may be, you must take heed to them. It is the adults – the ones who have their own opinion who my brother (as he commented on in rachels post) that you should be teaching a lesson
RogueQueen Said:
on August 26, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Thanks Aunty Fi!
albyg Said:
on August 27, 2008 at 12:48 am
I think your brother would happly “teach” the adults in question a lesson. Something akin to the “lessons” I learnt in Karate might provide an entertaining start point.