Let Me "Splain"

A caucasian couple had three biological daughters. Then they adopted to older boys from Africa. One day while shopping in Wal-Mart, the family was confronted with the reality of someone's stupidity. I heard someone say that you can cure ignorance, but there's nothing you can do about stupidity. A woman approached this mother of five and said, "I guess they are not from the same dad." Before the mom could respond tactfully the smallest daughter put her hand on her hip and said, "Let me splain it to you. When my mommy was pregnant with my brothers she drank chocolate milk!"

As we travel along this journey it might be a good idea to think before we speak. I know from personal experience that what we say can and does hurt people. However, the real danger in opening our mouth without thinking is the genuine threat of being put in our place by a young child.