Afterwards, we went out to eat and my roommate texted me to say that our Nutrition teacher came down with the flu. Because of her sudden illness, she made the final optional. I, of course, jumped all over that since my exam was supposed to be today. I was making an A in the class anyway so I was glad to be able to exempt.
I was also excited that one of my friends texted me asking about possibly hanging out over our breaks from college. I hope we can patch our friendship up after what happened between us. It seems like it's working. She may even come to the Yule Ritual with my group which is very exciting! I hope she comes but I understand if she goes to the Yule Celebration with her ESA group from her college instead.
Something happened today at work that kind of broke my heart. I work at an elementary school in the computer labs helping kids prep for their CRCT's and learn math and reading. Well, today I had a class that was just doing games on the internet. I was helping a little girl with her game because she chose a reading game.
Well, in the game you could choose what kind of house you wanted to live in, what kind of pet you wanted, and make your character, etc. It was kind of neat. I was helping her with these things and it came to the part where we had to make her character.
She wanted brown hair, blue eyes, and white skin. I was a little surprised by this choice because most kids would fashion a character after themselves. She had brown hair, brown eyes, and brown skin. I didn't think much of it until she said, "That's what I'm supposed to look like."
I looked at her, a little saddened, and asked, "Why is that, sweetie?"
She said, "Because that's what everyone says."
"Who says that?" I asked.
She just replied, "Everyone."
This child is in first grade. The media and images had already affected her so much that she was insecure with herself and thought that she wasn't beautiful. It's happening at such a young age now which is quite frightening.
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