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PassingFair

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3. Had the opposite experience with my daughter when she was little.
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 11:47 AM
Aug 2012

The JL Hudson Company used to have great restaurants.
I grew up with my Aunt taking me to Hudson's restaurants
whenever she took me shopping with my Grandmother and
the shopping trip always included lunch on the top floor of
the store.

They had "Clown Ice-Cream" for the kid's dessert, which was
basically an upside-down ice-cream cone decorated with a clown face.
After lunch, kids could go up to the "Treasure Chest" and pick out
whatever toy they wanted. I LOVED it!

Flash forward thirty years, and I'm there with my Aunt (Gramma
was long gone). I have my own two children with me, and when
it's time to pick the toy out of the Treasure Chest, my youngest
picks out a black baby doll (we're white).

My Aunt insists that she choose another toy, but Bea will NOT
give up the doll. Eventually, I have to get all up in my Aunt's face
about Bea being able to pick what she wants, and that there's nothing
wrong with wanting the black doll.

It was a learning opportunity for my Aunt...

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