Thursday, June 3, 2010
IT happened....
...and I really wasn't prepared for it. M and I stopped at the pharmacy yesterday to pick up a couple of her prescriptions. As is usual, they goofed in getting them ready and we had to wait (for like THIRTY MINUTES) so they could fix them. We took a seat in the tiny, little corner of four chairs. Moments after we sat down, a little old man came to the pharmacy with who I presume was his son. They glanced in our direction, the son smiled. The little old man did not. They requested their prescriptions, which they hadn't called in ahead of time, and were told to wait for a bit. The son promptly walked over to have a seat by M & I only to be grabbed by his father (who shot a look my way) and pulled him away. The son whispered something to his father who again glanced our way, whispered something back to his son and that was that. So, they stood - about five feet away from us in the middle of the pharmacy for 20 minutes. Now, perhaps I am being oversensitive. Perhaps it had nothing to do with my beautiful, African American baby. Perhaps the little old man had a terrible case of hemorrhoids and didn't want to sit down. Perhaps he kept looking our way because he was bowled over by how stunning we were. Somehow, I doubt any of those explanations are true. However, being that I couldn't be sure what the problem was, I couldn't say anything. Come to think of it, I'm not really sure what I would've said. Call me naive, but I just don't expect to encounter that type of behavior this day and age.
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2 comments:
Unfortunately, people are ignorant. I ran into this kind of prejudice in my own family. They were soon corrected--and were informed if they wanted to have me around they will treat my children with respect! Its unfortunate that in this day, people think color matters. I personally love the unique special differences in each one of us--wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same?
Sometimes, the best answer is no answer. Just look at him like he's an idiot. Which he is.
Shannon, I have had people ask me right in front of Lindze why I did not adopt from America. People are just stupid and insensitive. I normally don't even justify them with an answer. I also just overlook people who stare a little bit too long at her. Hey I know she is beautiful:)
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