My sister told me one day that she finds my kids very unusual in that they act like all people are equal. I said I’m so glad she’s noticed because H and I really believe it.
D was very frustrated when she was in preschool because the kids in her 3/4 year old class were rattling off ethnicities and both H and I are of the same ethnicity so she’s not multi-ethnic like most of the kids in her class. After pondering hard for awhile, her brow cleared and she proclaimed she’s xxxx ethnicity and Catholic! It pleased her immensely to feel she “fit in” better that way.
D wasn’t a fan of dolls, ever. She liked Leggo, stuffed animals and rough housing. We’ve always had a wide rainbow of friends and neighbors.