LABELS............

It's way too early for me and I can't sleep so I thought what the heck, a soapbox moment. Here's something that has been irritating me over the summer or for awhile anyway and with school fast approaching I thought why not share my .02. Labels.......we all do it. You know, "oh, he's the fat kid, or he's the smart kid, or he's the bad kid". I know everyone knows what I am talking about. Some people/kids are given their "label" from the getgo, while others "earn it" over time. Is it really fair? Even if it is really true? I know I have done it. I try to teach my kids not to do it but at times it can be difficult. We are all human. We all do it in someway, shape, form, or another. But, until it hurts someone you know, it's not a big deal, right? So it seems......I have seen my children labeled differently over the years, is it fair? That seems to become "their role" in the whole scheme of things. He's "labeled" that way, so he must be that way, right? Wrong.
Why I woke up thinking about this, I don't know. I just don't think it is fair to do this not only to my children but to adults I know as well. I know I have done it before, but it doesn't mean it's right. I know my kids have been looked at differently before and I don't think that is right either. As parents (or should I say, "as adults"), we have to teach our kids not to stereotype. It's difficult and a lot easier said then done. This goes back to the whole thing I said a few posts ago "getting caught up in it".
So, as the first day of school approaches, try to look at the brightside and not at it as "oh, I got the old teacher or oh, I have to sit by the smelly kid". Everyone has a story. We just have to stop and listen sometimes........