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Thread Tools Old 09-16-2008, 12:18 AM - Thread Starter SheBear's
Avatar Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: A bit of Dixie in the
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Quoted: 0 Post(s) From a place that is somewhat diverse to a
place that is over 80% white.  (mods, I hope this question fits
here....it's been something that has been weighing on my
mind...please forgive me if it needs to be moved!)  We are
white, but we've been blessed to live in a fairly diverse place
since before our eldest was born. I'm thankful that our children
have been exposed to different cultures and races in a very
natural way--people at church, playgroups, the park, the grocery
store, etc. And yet, because we live in the South, the downside
is that there is a more obvious element of racism, particularly
in the older people we encounter (some of dh's elderly
relatives, and some of the elderly people at church)). So far,
I'd like to think that we've been