Earlier this week, I was taking care of the 13 year old boy I
nanny. I was driving him home, when he said, "I'm
gay-aphobic." It took me a few moments to process what he
meant. When I asked why he told me he didn't really know and
that he just felt it was weird. He then told me about how there is
a homosexual boy in his class who is very mean to other people. I
told him that just because someone, who
is different than you, is mean; doesn't mean they all are.
Everyone is different. Thinking back now, I realized that the way
he is raised influences his views. Also because he doesn't
understand something he believes it is wrong. I don't know if
it's because he goes to a catholic school, or grows up in an
upper-class world, but it made me realize that the children growing
up now should learn about issues such as this. It's not his
fault he doesn't understand, he just hasn't been given the
tools to do so. Children can understand things that are going on in
the world. It's not always that someone truly doesn't
support something, sometimes its because they don't understand.
Just felt like I should share this story with everyone. The
Fierce Love
Earlier this week, I was taking care of the 13 year old boy I
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