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I would have never chosen evangelicalism for my upbringing, nor would I ever wish religious trauma on anyone. I work hard everyday to make sure children are not spiritually abused. #ParentingForward
BUT, deconstructing from evangelicalism has taught me many life skills
BUT, deconstructing from evangelicalism has taught me many life skills
I know how to interrogate stories told about me. Beyond evangelicalism, I retain this skill so I remain critical of narratives that impact the way I live my life. It's not always easy b/c we breathe the air we breathe, but I've wrested from one Story before, I can do it again.
I know how to lose friends, gain new ones, or push pause until healing has taken place, or boundaries has been established.
Parents of white kids, if your kids exhibit white fragility? That's GOOD.
Hear me out.
Hear me out.
White fragility occurs when white people are upset when they become aware of racism. Often, white people respond to cope with that discomfort by dismissing, diminishing, denying that painful reality. This, of course, perpetuates racism and the cycle continues.
When white kids become aware that they are privileged to not experience racism but their peers have a different life experience, it's shocking and upsetting. If they respond with fragility, it means they are confronting this issue.
