Donna and I were waiting patiently for our parent-teacher conference at Skye's pre-school and were able to observe her interacting with her friends during snack time. One of her little friends, AJ, was teasing her by copying everything she said. So, when she saw us come in, she said, "My moms are here!" AJ responded, "My moms are here!" He turned around and saw us, grinned a mischievous smile and repeated, "Yes, MY moms are here."
Skye looked at him with dismay and said, "Are you CRAZY?!!! Those are MY moms!!!" Both of them broke into giggles and continued eating their snacks.
Donna and I had to step out her line of vision so as not to allow her to see the laughter we were breaking into ourselves. It was so sweet to hear her fighting over us. It was also heart-warming to see that her little friend thought nothing of the fact that she had two moms, and had no qualms pretending he did too.
I think this anecdote shows such promise for what our future holds. Perhaps one day within our lifetimes, people really will be judged on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin or the gender of the person with whom they fall in love. I would love to live in a world like Dr. King envisioned. That's why I love the community in which Donna and I are raising our family. Generally speaking, it feels like we're already living Dr. King's dream.
We're at the very least living in a time where healthy debate and dialogue are creating "A-ha" moments for individuals that allow us to build bridges of understanding that diversity is a gift and not something to fear or something we need to give lip service to simply because of Equal Opportunity legislation.
I really think that if we can continue to foster moments like the one we witnessed on Parent-Teacher conference day, we'll be raising a strong generation of leaders who have better vision than we could imagine.
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