MLK, Church, and Chocolate

The girls and I took the morning to study some equal rights history this morning. We covered Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges via some really GREAT picture books. We also took a look at Malcolm X via picture book, but he's difficult to understand, even in picture books. It was nice to share this part of my daughters' education, though. My oldest noted that SHE wasn't responsible for how people were treated back then and we began to discuss how even now, because of the mistreatment in the past, she would still have to be aware of her responsibility when it came to treating others equally. It was good stuff. We even got into a discussion of what it means to "turn the other cheek" which is definitely important in this family.

Anyway, I had planned for the childrens' program this afternoon at church even though it was a holiday for the public schools. My regulars came, but one of their grandmothers, also a helper, stated that she really didn't like having church events on days there is no school. To be perfectly honest, I just don't know why I even try. It annoyed me tremendously. Then again, she frequently does because she just doesn't seem to get WHY we have a kids' program anyway. (And she was on the committee who hired me because they liked my ideas for kids. Grrr . . . .)

And finally to wrap up my thoughts for the day, I've about decided my youngest can NOT have chocolate. I know it's a cruel thing to tell a kid (or even an adult), but I swear she turns into a different child when those chemicals enter her system. She can't concentrate, she cries, and she just turns mean. I'm trying to help her see how it affects her and I think she's starting to understand cause and effect, but it's difficult rationalizing the absence of chocolate to a 6 year old.

Enough for now.