MLK

On the drive home this week Elizabeth says 'Moomm??' in the way I know that she is very much thinking through something. 

Mom.  Life is not fair.

      Why is it not fair.

Well a long time ago, not as long ago as the dinosaurs but long ago, people who were black had to sit at the back of the bus.  Did you know about this?

      Yes.  Life is sometimes not fair.  It was very wrong that these were the rules.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero.  Did you know that mom.

      Yes he was.  That is why we remember him and how he helped us make life more fair.

There have been quite a few other comments the past week as she has learned about our MLK holiday and remembrance.  It is important we learn about our history and remember.  It is also poignant to watch her learn that life is just not fair sometimes.