The past few days in America have been extraordinary, intense and
record-setting, and not just in terms of the number of people who cast
votes. I am pretty sure we collectively set a new world record for the
number of times the sentence, "I never thought I'd see this in my life
time," has been uttered in a one-week period. 
All
of us have undoubtedly participated in conversations about the historic
nature of Barack Obama's election as President, as well as discussions
about whether we should be placing so much emphasis on his "blackness."
Not surprisingly, Obama's presidency is sparking new dialogue about
race, dialogue that will undoubtedly continue, in heated fits and
illuminating starts, over the next four years.
Which brings us to our kids, and this week's "Bad Parent" essay,
written by Erin Blakely and entitled "Baby Bigot."
In the piece, Erin expresses concern about whether her toddler might be
prejudiced after what she refers to as "the Laurence Fishburne
incident": the time her little boy saw the esteemed "Matrix" star in a
New York restaurant, pointed at him and shouted, "Doggie!"
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