Today, while waiting in line with my 4-year-old son, I had to awkwardly apologize to an African-American gentleman and explain to my son that the man was not made out of chocolate. FML
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Today, I was out with my niece at the store. Where we live there aren't many people of color, so it's surprising when you do see someone like that. Anyway, we were shopping and my niece just hysterically screamed, "IT'S A CHOCOLATE MAN EATING CHOCOLATE!" while pointing at a black man eating chocolate. FML
Today, I had to profusely apologize to a woman after my six year old son decided to crawl between her legs at the supermarket, then look up her skirt and loudly ask why she didn't have any panties on. FML
Today, I took my very talkative toddler to a grocery store. As we passed a woman in an aisle, my kid pointed and said loudly, "Mummy, why does that lady have such a funny face?" I had to awkwardly apologize while my face went beet red. FML
Today, while I was working at Starbucks, a customer dumped a hot chocolate on me and yelled, saying it wasn't his order. The order actually belonged to a 4-year-old boy with the same name, who started screaming when he didn't get his chocolate. FML
Today, I was grocery shopping, feeling good about myself, until when I was waiting in line at the checkout, a small kid in his mother's arms in front turned to look straight at me and said, "Ewwwww." FML
Today, I was at a grocery store with my 3 year old son. As I was picking a cereal out, an older man comes over and says, "You should have used condoms. What an ugly boy." FML
Today, while I was working at a supermarket, a kid started to cry in line because he couldn't get candy. Since we have free lollipops behind the desk, I gave him one. His mom complained to my manager and said I was grooming her child. FML
Today, my son asked for candy at a supermarket checkout. I said no. He laid on the floor and began screaming as if I'd killed his pet rabbit. Other parents nodded at me in silent sympathy, while strangers judged me with their glares. I bought the candy. He still screamed. FML
Today, I had to drag my grandmother out of a store because she went up to a black family and started apologizing for slavery. FML
Today, while waiting in line at a store, a toddler behind me was throwing a major meltdown while his father yelled at him, giving me a migraine. I turned to the woman behind me and said, "Can you believe this kid? I feel sorry for his mother." Turns out the woman was his mother. FML
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walker9879 25
I mean, your son is 4. Has he been so sheltered that he has never seen an African American or is it just rare or something? But hopefully the guy didn't think too much of it since your son is little.
imcornelious 15
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.
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Comments (66)
Selene1090 26
I asked the exact same thing about my moms friend when I was younger. I was so confused. It didn't help that the lady always gave me chocolate when I saw her.
sunflower_seal 17
Sounds pretty innocent. I'm sure if he is a rational man , thought it was funny and won't be mad at 4 year old. But yeah don't shelter him too much , play some Sesame Street at least
katluvr 22
This should have been a conversation that you had with your son in a non-public venue. People who are embarrassed by their children's behavior in public have generally not prepared then for life in public. YDI
ashbee11790 8
This is a bit extreme. Just because the kid word-vomited something that to adults might be offensive doesn't mean the kid knew any better. My cousin who was born and lived most of his childhood in a small town asked his parents why a little boy was black, with the little boy's parents standing right there and the little boy's parents understood completely. When I was little my mom took me in to a Mostly Spanish speaking store and I cried because at that time I had never heard anyone speak anything besides English and it scared me. Just because a child doesn't understand, or asks a question that pops in their head with out thinking about how they word it doesn't mean the parent is at fault. There was a whole show called "kids say the funniest things". And I mean ****, the kid is 4 for crying out loud! If that man did get offended then he is the one in the wrong.
catherinecas 30
Man, you can prepare your kid for every situation under the sun and they'll still find a way to embarrass you. When I was little I saw a lady that had the exact skin tone as my grandma. We always called my grandma caramel colored so I very excitedly shouted, "MAMA, IT'S A CARAMEL LADY LIKE MABECK. DOES SHE NEED A HUG?!?!" The lady thought it was hilarious and my mom had to break my heart and tell me that every caramel person did NOT need a hug from me.
JustTheTruth42 13
You mean they don't? :(
sighlifeman 12
you must live in the whitest place in the country
Astrobomb 21
lmao
CaitiieBuggs 23
I remember thinking African Americans were chocolate, but I also thought Caucasians were vanilla when I was a little kid.
mkmon7 21
My mom told me that when I was little, the first time I saw an African American man was at a store and I shouted, "Mommy that man is really dirty! He needs to take a bath!" Thankfully the man was kind and just laughed and didn't take any offense as my mom was explaining to me that it was his actual skin color. All in all, don't worry about it OP kids learn in sometimes embarrassing ways
Jenmic 16
My sister and I had a black baby doll. When my sister (who would of been 3 or 4) unwrapped the gift containing the doll she did excitedly say CHOCOLATE!
__justayy 12
Does he live in a box?
Shade1982 21
Contrary to popular belief, black people are NOT everywhere. There are plenty of areas (especially in the more rural ones) where seeing a black person might not be an every day thing. Just like there aren't white people in all areas of Africa for example...