I have a story that I'm almost embarrassed to tell from when I was a little bunnypuncher that is very similar. Where I grew up was not very diverse. Pretty much everyone was the same color which was white. Today of course I try not be prejudice toward any race or ethnicity something I work hard toward and teach my children. I have coworkers and friends of many different backgrounds. So please don't hold 5 year old bunny accountable today. But 5 year old bunny had never seen a black person before a shopping trip I went on with my mother. Kids say the darnest things that is very true. I went up to this black man that I nor my mother know and yelled "Mommy there is a chocolate person."

As you can imagine that shook things up a bit for the store and the poor guy I had just called chocolate. Luckily he was a good sport and understand 5 year olds say things like that innocently not with any malice. Things ended with a group of people having a chuckle over what kids say. Now, however I have to live with my mother telling this story to almost everyone I know as soon as I introduce them to her (or within a few hours). Not a story I'm particularly proud of but since everyone close to me knows it already might as well tell it again. I no longer hold the view that black people are made of chocolate so please don't hold this against me. :)

BP