![]() ![]() ![]() While it’s true my children play sports (ice hockey for my daughter and soccer and ice hockey for my son), my husband and I encourage them to do so because of the life lessons they will gain: showing up for others, working as a team, giving something your all, and picking yourself up after setbacks. It’s likely how she viewed success for him the prevailing perspective by many in our society remains limited regarding the opportunities for success for Black people, especially Black men. I countered her suggestions with alternate careers one could suggest to a child who just demonstrated impressive math skills: Teacher? Architect? Engineer? I wish I could say I was surprised by her suggestions. She answered it as quickly as she asked it, having narrowed his future to two possibilities: “A basketball player or football player?” The question, as it turns out, was rhetorical. His math skills - addition, skip-counting and subtraction - were on full display, as was my smile.Īfter showering him with compliments, the woman behind the counter asked him what he wanted to do when he grew up. He proudly carried it to check out, wallet in hand. Though I had my doubts, he was committed to spending a whopping $17.99 on a mechanical snake. He is a devout saver, and he was ready to spend some of his riches. I recently went shopping at a big-box store with my six-year-old son. ![]()
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