While playing in the at the park, a little British schoolgirl approached Mike (and Avery) with this query….
Girl: Is that (pointing to Avery) your little boy?
Mike: Yes, he’s my son.
Girl: (slowly enunciating) Why is he broooooown when you are white?
Mike: It’s because his mommy is brown*.
Older (wiser) friend of girl: That’s something you’ll learn about later…
*Alternative answers:
“To confuse you.”
“I bought him from gypsies.”
“We’re American.”
3 Comments
September 4, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Oh my god…I LOVE your graphic!
September 4, 2008 at 7:07 pm
My son is blond with blue eyes. His dad and I both have dark hair and brown eyes. We get asked this question too… we tell them the kit we made him from was mislabeled.
September 9, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I hate to know what that little girl would say about Jack. I think she would thoroughly confused!!!