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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bellydancer82 15
When I was really young I referred to black people as "chocolate milk people".
WhoaZombie 19
Teachable moment? Lol
unadultfangirl 20
My son said something similar a few years back about my best friend...she loved it and still requests to be called Auntie Chockie.
Rababco 29
That's adorable and hilarious, though a bit embarrassing. In "Scrubs" J.D. actually calls Turk "Chocolate Bear" and Turk calls him "Vanilla Bear", which is adorable so it can even be used as a term of endearment.
dannidoll93 24
I asked my mother if she was refusing to sit next to a man on the bus because he was black when I was about that age. Turns out that she was only taking us 2 stops and that was why we hadn't bothered to sit down on the busy bus. I cringe when I think about it now.
catanita 18
I think at this age you should have told him already about the human races, especially because in US the African American population is rather large. The first time my son saw a black person i explained to him all about it. What your kid said is funny and if that person got upset means that he has no sense of humor. Kids are kids and sometimes they say the wildest and unexpected things.
modenegg 5
Kids will be kids
xxsakuraxx 29
When I was four, there was a black kid next door named Deryl, and his Dad had the same name. When my parents took me to see fireworks downtown for the first time, I saw a lot of black people together for the first time. I kept saying, "look! There's a Deryl! Look! There's another Deryl! Oh my gosh there are Deryls everywhere!" Apparently I thought all black people were named Deryl. Yes, I had seen other black people, but I didn't know their names. Its not like you learn everyone's name that you pass by, and my parents didn't really have friends over when I was around.
xxsakuraxx 29
When they explained the situation to the confused people around us they got a kick out of it and introduced themselves so I wouldn't think they were all named Deryl anymore. X'D
Mauskau 36
Better than when I was younger. My older brother taught me a few racist words and described footballers and wrestlers with them, I hadn't seen a black person until I was about 4 or 5 (not many where I live) and I pointed them out saying "look, it's a ...!". Both my mum and brother had to silence me before I said it too loud, and mum couldn't work out where I had learned the word from. I wish I had been told the man was made of chocolate instead.
catherinecas 30
Some asshole told my nephew that the n-word meant that someone likes boys and so he loudly proclaimed that he was a ___ because he loved his best friend. It was a hot mess at that school.
IamComrade 16
This is ******* amazing! Best FML I've read in a while!